Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Total No. Of Countries
44
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
India
Second Language
Karnataka
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Israel, Mauritius
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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.
Similar To
Tamil
Konkani Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
6052
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1916
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4136
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Devanagari
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
44 weeks4 weeks
3
88
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
Bye
బై (Bai)
बाय (Bāya)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
Dialect 1
Waddar
Maharashtrian Konkani
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Kokan
How Many People Speak
170,000.002,400,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Vidarbha
How Many People Speak
26,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Khandesh
How Many People Speak
30,000.001,900,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
3842
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million71.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %1.10 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
75.00 million68.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million3.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
मराठी (marāṭhī)
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
French Name
télougou
marathe
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Marathi
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Marathi people
Origin
c. 575
10th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Telugu
Marathi
Language Position
1517
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
mr
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
mar
ISO 639 2/B
tel
mar
ISO 639 3
tel
mar
ISO 639 6
tel
mar
Glottocode
telu1262
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
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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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