Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Goa
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
- 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
Telugu
Tamil
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4960
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1419
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3541
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
బై (Bai)
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Badaga
Waddar
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
540,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Chenchu
Where They Speak
kerala
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
6,440.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
220,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2038
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %1.15 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million75.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
11.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
kannada
télougou
German Name
Kannada
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Telugu people
Origin
c. 450
c. 575
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Telugu
Language Position
3115
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
tel
ISO 639 2/B
kan
tel
ISO 639 3
kan
tel
ISO 639 6
kan
tel
Glottocode
nucl1305
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-