Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Tamil
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Asante
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
Habari gani?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Usiku mwema
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
tafadhali
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
pole
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
nakupenda
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Samahani
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Waddar
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
Kiswahili
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
swahili
télougou
German Name
Swahili
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Telugu people
Origin
6th century
c. 575
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Swahili
Telugu
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
telu1262
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Swahili and Telugu Speaking population
Swahili and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Swahili and Telugu on Swahili vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Telugu Language Codes
Swahili and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.