Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
24
0
46
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National Language
Ethiopia
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Somalia
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
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- 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
Somali Language
Tamil
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
3460
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1019
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
53
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
akkam
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
Galatoomi
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Maaloo
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
naa dhiisi
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
Nagayattii!
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Borana
Waddar
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Orma
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Kenya
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
66,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Wata
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Kenya
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
13,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1738
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.36 %1.15 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
24.00 million75.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
35.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
galla
télougou
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Oromos
Telugu people
Origin
16
c. 575
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Telugu
Language Position
9115
1
120
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Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
om
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
orm
tel
ISO 639 2/B
orm
tel
ISO 639 3
orm
tel
ISO 639 6
orm
tel
Glottocode
nucl1736
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-