Countries
Fiji, India
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
24
0
46
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National Language
India
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi 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
Urdu
Tamil
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4460
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1119
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3341
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
బై (Bai)
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Khariboli
Waddar
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Marwari
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Bundeli
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2138
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
380.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
4.70 %1.15 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
260.00 million75.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
120.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
हिन्दी
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
hindi
télougou
German Name
Hindi
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
Telugu people
Origin
7th Century
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
Telugu
Language Position
515
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
hi
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
hin
tel
ISO 639 2/B
hin
tel
ISO 639 3
hin
tel
ISO 639 6
hins
tel
Glottocode
hind1269
telu1262
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
-