Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
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
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
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
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Varhadi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Vidarbha
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Khandeshi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Khandesh
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
Not Available
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Marathi people
Origin
c. 575
10th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Maharashtri Prakrit
Standard Forms
Telugu
Marathi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
mara1378
Linguasphere
No data available
omr
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Telugu and Marathi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Telugu and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Marathi language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Marathi Difficulty
The Telugu vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Marathi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Telugu and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.