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
Not Available
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
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
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
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Telugu people
Origin
6th century
c. 575
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Swahili
Telugu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
telu1262
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Swahili 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 Swahili and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swahili and Telugu language. Swahili word for "Hello" is Habari or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Swahili Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swahili vs Telugu Difficulty
The Swahili vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swahili 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 Swahili and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swahili and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swahili is 36 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.