×

Greek
Greek

Telugu
Telugu



ADD
Compare
X
Greek
X
Telugu

Greek and Telugu

Add ⊕

Countries

Countries

Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam

Total No. Of Countries

34
0 46
👆🏻

National Language

Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Andra Pradesh, India

Second Language

Roman Empire
Karnataka

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe
Asia

Minority Language

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

Regulated By

Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh

Interesting Facts

  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  • 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

Armenian
Tamil

Derived From

Latin
Sanskrit Language

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

2460
18 247
👆🏻

Phonology

How Many Vowels

719
0 32
👆🏻

How Many Consonants

1741
9 60
👆🏻

Scripts

Arabic, Latin
Telugu Script

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

63
2 12
👆🏻

Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks44 weeks
3 88
👆🏻

Greetings

Hello

γεια σας (geia sas)
హలో (Halō)

Thank You

ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)

How Are You?

πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)

Good Night

Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)

Good Evening

καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)

Good Afternoon

Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)

Good Morning

καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)

Please

παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)

Sorry

συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)

Bye

αντίο (antío)
బై (Bai)

I Love You

Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)

Excuse Me

Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Cappadocian Greek
Waddar

Where They Speak

Greece
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra

How Many People Speak

2,800.00170,000.00
1.5 960000000
👆🏻

Dialect 2

Griko
Chenchu

Where They Speak

Italy
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa

How Many People Speak

50,000.0026,000.00
700 274000000
👆🏻

Dialect 3

Mariupol
Manna-Dora

Where They Speak

Ukraine
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak

13,000,000.0030,000.00
2 230000000
👆🏻

Total No. Of Dialects

2538
0 188
👆🏻

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

13.00 million80.00 million
0 1200
👆🏻

Speaking Population

0.18 %1.15 %
0 89
👆🏻

Native Speakers

13.00 million75.00 million
0 873
👆🏻

Second Language Speakers

13.00 million5.00 million
0.01 400
👆🏻

Native Name

ελληνικά
తెలుగు (telugu)

Alternative Names

Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan

French Name

grec moderne (après 1453)
télougou

German Name

Neugriechisch
Telugu-Sprache

Pronunciation

[eliniˈka]
[ˈteluɡu]

Ethnicity

Greeks or Hellenes
Telugu people

History

Origin

1500 BC
c. 575

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family

Subgroup

Hellenic
-

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Early Telugu epigraphy

Standard Forms

Modern Greek
Telugu

Language Position

7415
1 120
👆🏻

Signed Forms

Greek Sign Language
Signed Telugu

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

el
te

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

ell
tel

ISO 639 2/B

gre
tel

ISO 639 3

ell
tel

ISO 639 6

ells
tel

Glottocode

gree1276
telu1262

Linguasphere

56-AAA-a
No data available

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional, Synthetic
-

Greek and Telugu Alphabets

Greek and Telugu Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Greek and Telugu. In Greek Alphabets there are 24 letters while in Telugu Alphabets there are 60 letters. To learn Greek and Telugu languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Greek and Telugu languages. The Greek phonology consist Greek vowels and Greek consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Greek greetings vs Telugu greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Greek and Telugu are Most Spoken Languages.

All Greek and Telugu Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Greek and Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Greek and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Greek are spoken in different Greek Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Greek vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek, Griko. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Greek and Telugu Speaking population

Greek and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Greek and Telugu on Greek vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Telugu Language Codes

Greek and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.