Countries
Indonesia
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Indonesia
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- 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
Malay language
Tamil
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2660
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
619
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1941
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
73
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Halo
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
Terima kasih
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Apa kabar?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Selamat Malam
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Malam yang baik
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Selamat Pagi
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
mohon Untuk
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
maaf
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
Selamat tinggal
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Aku cinta kamu
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Permisi
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Sundanese
Waddar
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Balinese
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
3,300,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Minangkabau
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
4638
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
163.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.16 %1.15 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
23.00 million75.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
140.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Bahasa Melayu
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
indonésien
télougou
German Name
Bahasa Indonesia
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Indonesians
Telugu people
Origin
7th Century
c. 575
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Malay
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Indonesian
Telugu
Language Position
5615
1
120
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Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
id
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ind
tel
ISO 639 2/B
ind
tel
ISO 639 3
ind
tel
ISO 639 6
ind
tel
Glottocode
indo1316
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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