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Malayalam and Telugu


Telugu and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
4  
11

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages  
Tamil  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15  
12
19  
16

How Many Consonants
41  
30
41  
30

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives  
Telugu Script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
വിട (viṭa)  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
19
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Mappila  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
India  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
17
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
France, kerala  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
16
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million  
33
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
38.00 million  
23
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
malayalam  
télougou  

German Name
Malayalam  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]  
[ˈteluɡu]  

Ethnicity
Malayali  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
c. 575  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Malayalam  
Telugu  

Language Position
29  
27
15  
14

Signed Forms
Signed Malayalam  
Signed Telugu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ml  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
mal  
tel  

ISO 639 3
mal  
tel  

ISO 639 6
mal  
tel  

Glottocode
mala1464  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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All Malayalam and Telugu Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Malayalam and Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malayalam and Telugu Speaking population

Malayalam and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Malayalam and Telugu on Malayalam vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Telugu Language Codes

Malayalam and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malayalam and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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