Countries
Philippines
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Philippines
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Philippines
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
- 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
Hiligaynon Language
Tamil
Derived From
Island of Cebu
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2160
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
519
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1641
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hoy
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
Salamat
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Maayong Gabii
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Maayong Gabii
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Maayong Buntag
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Palihug
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
Ikasubo ko
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
Babay
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Boholano
Waddar
Where They Speak
Bohol
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Chenchu
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
21,000,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
North Kana
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
438
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
20.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.32 %1.15 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
21.00 million75.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
14.50 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Visayan
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
cebuano
télougou
German Name
Cebuano
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Telugu people
Origin
16th century
c. 575
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Telugu
Language Position
6215
1
120
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Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ceb
tel
ISO 639 2/B
ceb
tel
ISO 639 3
ceb
tel
ISO 639 6
ceb
tel
Glottocode
cebu1242
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-