Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
34
0
46
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National Language
Malaysia
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Indonesia
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Thailand
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- 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
Indonesian Language
Tamil
Derived From
Tamil Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2660
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
619
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2441
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hai
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
terima kasih
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Selamat Malam
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
sila
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
maaf
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
Selamat tinggal
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
Waddar
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Pekal
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
30,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Musi
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
3,100,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2438
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
175.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.16 %1.15 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
77.00 million75.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
98.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Bahasa melayu
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
malais
télougou
German Name
Malaiisch
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Malaysian people
Telugu people
Origin
c. 683 AD
c. 575
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Telugu
Language Position
5415
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ms
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
msa
tel
ISO 639 2/B
may
tel
ISO 639 3
zsm
tel
ISO 639 6
may
tel
Glottocode
stan1306
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
-