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Arabic vs Telugu


Telugu vs Arabic


Countries

Countries
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
23   
4
4   
11

National Language
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

Interesting Facts
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  
  • 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
Amharic and Hebrew   
Tamil   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Arabic.jpg#200   
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
28   
10
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
19   
16

How Many Consonants
28   
18
41   
30

Scripts
Arabic   
Telugu Script   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
مرحبا   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
شكرا   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
كيف حالك؟   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
تصبح على خير   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
مساء الخير   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
مساء الخير   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
صباح الخير   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
من فضلك   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
آسف   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
وداعا   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
أحبك   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
اعذرني   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Maghrebi   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Sudanese   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Sudan   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
17,000,000.00   
6
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Levantine   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Cyprus, Levant   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00   
3
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
26   
22
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
452.00 million   
4
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
4.43 %   
6
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
206.00 million   
6
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
246.00 million   
2
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
(al arabiya) العربية   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
arabe   
télougou   

German Name
Arabisch   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Arabs   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
512 CE   
c. 575   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Not Available   

Branch
North Arabic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Modern Standard Arabic   
Telugu   

Language Position
25   
21
15   
14

Signed Forms
Signed Arabic   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ar   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ara   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
ara   
tel   

ISO 639 3
ara   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
arab1395   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
12-AAC   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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Arabic and Telugu Language History

Comparison of Arabic vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Arabic and Telugu language. History of Arabic language states that this language originated in 512 CE whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Arabic and Telugu Language History.

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Arabic and Telugu 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 Arabic and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Arabic and Telugu language. Arabic word for "Hello" is مرحبا or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Arabic Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Arabic vs Telugu Difficulty

The Arabic vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Arabic Alphabets and Telugu 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 Arabic and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Arabic and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Arabic is 88 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.

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