Countries
South Africa
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
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
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
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
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Chenchu
Where They Speak
-
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Namibia
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
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
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Telugu
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
afri1274
telu1262
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
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All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Telugu Speaking population
Afrikaans and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % 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 Afrikaans and Telugu on Afrikaans vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Telugu Language Codes
Afrikaans and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.