Countries
Nigeria
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Nigeria
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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
Not Available
Tamil
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
dalụ
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
ka chi fo
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Biko
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
Ndo
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
Not Available
బై (Bai)
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Not present
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Not Available
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
igbo
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Ibo
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
igbo
télougou
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Telugu people
Origin
30th Century BC
c. 575
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Kwa
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Telugu
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nucl1417
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
Igbo and Telugu Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Igbo and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Igbo and Telugu language. Igbo word for "Hello" is kedụ or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Igbo Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Igbo vs Telugu Difficulty
The Igbo vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Igbo Alphabets and Telugu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Igbo and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Igbo and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Igbo is 52 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.