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Marathi and Telugu


Telugu and Marathi


Countries

Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
4   
11

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

Alphabets in
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
19   
16

How Many Consonants
36   
26
41   
30

Scripts
Devanagari   
Telugu Script   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Kokan   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
23
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Varhadi   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Vidarbha   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00   
12
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Khandeshi   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Khandesh   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00   
15
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
42   
29
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
71.00 million   
25
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
1.10 %   
18
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
68.00 million   
16
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million   
32
5.00 million   
29

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]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Marathi people   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
10th century   
c. 575   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Marathi   
Telugu   

Language Position
17   
15
15   
14

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mara1378   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
omr   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Marathi and Telugu Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Marathi and Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Marathi and Telugu Speaking population

Marathi and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Marathi and Telugu on Marathi vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Marathi and Telugu Language Codes

Marathi and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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