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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
- 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
Tagalog Language
Tamil
Derived From
Spanish Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2860
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
519
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2341
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
-
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
Kumusta
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
Salamat
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Kumusta
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
magandang gabi
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Magandang gabi
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Magandang umaga
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Mangyaring
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
Paalam
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Mahal kita
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
patawarin ninyo ako
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Bikol
Waddar
Where They Speak
Philippines
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
100,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Hiligaynon
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Philippines
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Waray
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Philippines
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
838
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
90.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.74 %1.15 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
45.00 million75.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
45.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
filipino
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Pilipino
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
filipino; pilipino
télougou
German Name
Pilipino
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Filipino 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
Filipino
Telugu
Language Position
3415
1
120
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Signed Forms
Filipino Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No Data Available
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
fil
tel
ISO 639 2/B
fil
tel
ISO 639 3
fil
tel
ISO 639 6
fil
tel
Glottocode
fili1244
telu1262
Linguasphere
No Data Available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-