Countries
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
104
0
46
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National Language
Portugal
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
United States of America
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
- 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
Spanish and Galician Languages
Tamil
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2360
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
919
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1941
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Olá
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
obrigado
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Como você está?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
boa noite
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
boa Noite
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
boa Tarde
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
bom Dia
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Por Favor
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
pesaroso
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
tchau
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Eu te amo
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
desculpe me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Brazilian Portuguese
Waddar
Where They Speak
Brazil
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
European Portuguese
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Portugal
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Daman and Diu
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
4,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2638
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
231.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
3.27 %1.15 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
216.00 million75.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
15.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Português
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Português
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
portugais
télougou
German Name
Portugiesisch
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Portuguese people or portugueses
Telugu people
Origin
3rd Century
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Romance
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Medieval Galician
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Portuguese
Telugu
Language Position
615
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Portuguese
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
pt
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
por
tel
ISO 639 2/B
por
tel
ISO 639 3
por
tel
ISO 639 6
por
tel
Glottocode
port1283
telu1262
Linguasphere
51-AAA-a
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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