Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
44
0
46
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National Language
India
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
Similar To
Konkani Language
Tamil
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
5260
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1619
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3641
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
बाय (Bāya)
బై (Bai)
I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Waddar
Where They Speak
Kokan
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Varhadi
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Khandesh
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
4238
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
71.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.10 %1.15 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
68.00 million75.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
3.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
मराठी (marāṭhī)
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
marathe
télougou
German Name
Marathi
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Marathi people
Telugu people
Origin
10th century
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Marathi
Telugu
Language Position
1715
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mr
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mar
tel
ISO 639 2/B
mar
tel
ISO 639 3
mar
tel
ISO 639 6
mar
tel
Glottocode
mara1378
telu1262
Linguasphere
omr
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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