Countries
India
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
India
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
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
- 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
Bengali and Assamese
Tamil
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4260
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1119
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3141
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
ଦୟାକରି
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
బై (Bai)
I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Baleswari
Waddar
Where They Speak
India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
33,800,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Ganjami
Chenchu
Where They Speak
India
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
33,800,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kosli
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
India
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
520,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
838
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
33.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.50 %1.15 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
33.00 million75.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
35.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
oriya
télougou
German Name
Oriya-Sprache
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Odias
Telugu people
Origin
3 BC
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Standard Odia
Telugu
Language Position
3215
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
or
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ori
tel
ISO 639 2/B
ori
tel
ISO 639 3
ori
tel
ISO 639 6
ori
tel
Glottocode
macr1269
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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