Countries
South Africa
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
South Africa
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Tamil
Derived From
Dutch Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3260
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1519
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1741
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
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
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
hallo
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
Dankie
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
goeie nag
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Goeienaand
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
goeie more
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
asseblief
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
jammer
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
Totsiens
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Waddar
Where They Speak
-
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
7,700,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Chenchu
Where They Speak
-
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
7,700,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Namibia
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
7.0030,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
338
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
19.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.03 %1.15 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.10 million75.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
10.30 million5.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Afrikaans
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
afrikaans
télougou
German Name
Afrikaans
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Telugu people
Origin
17th Century
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
-
Branch
Western
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Telugu
Language Position
2315
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
af
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
afr
tel
ISO 639 2/B
afr
tel
ISO 639 3
afr
tel
ISO 639 6
afrs
tel
Glottocode
afri1274
telu1262
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
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