Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
54
0
46
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National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
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Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- 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 and Javanese Languages
Tamil
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2760
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
619
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2141
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Halo
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
matur nuwun
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
piye kabare?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
wengi sing apik
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
tolong
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
Pamit
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Kangean
Waddar
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
110,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Bawean
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
8,000,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
8,000,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
638
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.23 %1.15 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
15.00 million75.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
14.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Madurese
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
madourais
télougou
German Name
Maduresisch
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[madura]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Madurese
Telugu people
Origin
8th Century AD
c. 575
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Madurese
Telugu
Language Position
6915
1
120
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Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mad
tel
ISO 639 2/B
mad
tel
ISO 639 3
mad
tel
ISO 639 6
-
tel
Glottocode
madu1247
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-