Greek and Telugu

Greek

Telugu

Telugu and Greek

Countries

Cyprus, European Union, Greece

Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam

Total No. Of Countries

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

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Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200

Alphabets

Phonology

How Many Vowels

How Many Consonants

Scripts

Arabic, Latin

Telugu Script

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks

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

Dialect 2

Griko

Chenchu

Where They Speak

Italy

Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa

How Many People Speak

50,000.00

26,000.00

99+

Dialect 3

Mariupol

Manna-Dora

Where They Speak

Ukraine

Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak

Not Available

30,000.00

Total No. Of Dialects

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

13.00 million

99+

80.00 million

Speaking Population

0.18 %

99+

1.15 %

Native Speakers

13.00 million

99+

75.00 million

Second Language Speakers

Not Available

5.00 million

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]

Not Available

Ethnicity

Greeks or Hellenes

Telugu people

History

Origin

1500 BC

c. 575

Language Family

Indo-European Family

Dravidian Family

Subgroup

Hellenic

Not Available

Branch

Not Available

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

99+

Signed Forms

Greek Sign Language

Not Available

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

ell

tel

ISO 639 2/B

gre

tel

ISO 639 3

ell

tel

ISO 639 6

ells

Not Available

Glottocode

gree1276

telu1262

Linguasphere

56-AAA-a

No data available

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object

Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional, Synthetic

Not Available

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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.