Countries
Philippines
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
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
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
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
Not Available
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
Chenchu
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
North Kana
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
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
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Cebuano people
Telugu people
Origin
16th century
c. 575
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano
Telugu
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
te
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
cebu1242
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Cebuano and Telugu language. Cebuano word for "Hello" is Hoy or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Cebuano Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Cebuano vs Telugu Difficulty
The Cebuano vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Cebuano 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 Cebuano and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Cebuano and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Cebuano is 3 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.