Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
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 in
Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam
Waddar
Where They Speak
Israel, kerala
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Mappila
Chenchu
Where They Speak
India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
France, kerala
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Malayali
Telugu people
Origin
9th Century
c. 575
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early form
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Malayalam
Telugu
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
mala1464
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
Malayalam 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 Malayalam and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Malayalam and Telugu language. Malayalam word for "Hello" is ഹലോ (halēā) or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Malayalam Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Malayalam vs Telugu Difficulty
The Malayalam vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Malayalam 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 Malayalam and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Malayalam and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Malayalam is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.