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Telugu and Greek


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
4  
11

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
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
19  
16

How Many Consonants
17  
7
41  
30

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Telugu Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

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
2,800.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Griko  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
99+
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00  
28
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million  
99+
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
13.00 million  
37
5.00 million  
99+

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
74  
99+
15  
14

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  
-  

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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.

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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.

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