Countries
Countries
Madagascar
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa
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
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
- 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
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Tamil
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2160
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
519
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2041
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
Salama!
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
Misaotra
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Alina tsara
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
azafady
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
Miala tsiny
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
Veloma!
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Azafady
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialects
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Waddar
Where They Speak
Merina
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
-
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
238
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.28 %1.15 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
18.00 million75.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
18.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
malgache
télougou
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Telugu people
History
Origin
1000 AD
c. 575
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
-
Branch
Indonesian
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Telugu
Language Position
8415
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
mg
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
tel
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
tel
ISO 639 3
mlg
tel
ISO 639 6
mlg
tel
Glottocode
mala1537
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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