Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Ethiopia
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
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Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
- 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
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Tamil
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3360
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
719
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3141
9
60
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Scripts
Ethiopic
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
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Selam
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Dehna dur
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
i'bakwon
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
aznallehu
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
tschao
బై (Bai)
I Love You
afekirishalehu
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
yiqirta
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Gondar
Waddar
Where They Speak
Gondar
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Gojjami
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Showa
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
538
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
18.70 million80.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.37 %1.15 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
25.00 million75.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
10.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
አማርኛ
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
amharique
télougou
German Name
Amharisch
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Amharas
Telugu people
Origin
13th century
c. 575
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Semitic
-
Branch
Ethiopic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Ge'ez
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Amharic
Telugu
Language Position
5515
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
am
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
amh
tel
ISO 639 2/B
amh
tel
ISO 639 3
amh
tel
ISO 639 6
amh
tel
Glottocode
amha1245
telu1262
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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