Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
44
0
46
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National Language
Sweden
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Finland
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
Tamil
Derived From
Old Norse Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2960
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
919
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1841
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
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
hej
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
tacka dig
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
hur mår du
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
godnatt
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
god kväll
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
god morgon
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
vänligen
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
ledsen
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
hej då
బై (Bai)
I Love You
jag älskar dig
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Dialects
Waddar
Where They Speak
Gabon
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Dialects
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Georgia
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Dialects
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
France
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
96,000,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
7938
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
15.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.13 %1.15 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
8.70 million75.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Svenska
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
suédois
télougou
German Name
Schwedisch
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Telugu people
Origin
13th Century
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
-
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Swedish
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
Telugu
Language Position
8915
1
120
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Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sv
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
swe
tel
ISO 639 2/B
swe
tel
ISO 639 3
swe
tel
ISO 639 6
swe
tel
Glottocode
swed1254
telu1262
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
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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