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Oriya vs Telugu


Telugu vs Oriya


Countries

Countries
India  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

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
-  
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

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

Alphabets
42  
22
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
19  
16

How Many Consonants
31  
21
41  
30

Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)  
Telugu Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Baleswari  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
India  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
33,800,000.00  
22
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ganjami  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
India  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
33,800,000.00  
20
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kosli  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
India  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
520,000.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
33.00 million  
34
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.50 %  
31
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
33.00 million  
28
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
5.00 million  
99+

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  

History

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
32  
30
15  
14

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System  
Signed Telugu  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

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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Oriya and Telugu Language History

Comparison of Oriya vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Oriya and Telugu language. History of Oriya language states that this language originated in 3 BC whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Oriya and Telugu Language History.

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Oriya 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 Oriya and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Oriya and Telugu language. Oriya word for "Hello" is ନମସ୍କାର (namascara) or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Oriya Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Oriya vs Telugu Difficulty

The Oriya vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Oriya 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 Oriya and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Oriya and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Oriya is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.

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