Countries
India
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
India
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- 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.
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Namaskar
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
kaso assa?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Chike
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
Maf kor
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Where They Speak
Goa
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not present
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Not Available
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Not Available
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
konkani
télougou
German Name
Konkani
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
Not Available
Ethnicity
Konkanis
Telugu people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Kokani
Telugu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
te
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
goan1235
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Konkani 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 Konkani and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Konkani and Telugu language. Konkani word for "Hello" is Namaskar or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Konkani Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Konkani vs Telugu Difficulty
The Konkani vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Konkani 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 Konkani and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Konkani and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Konkani is 4 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.