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Tagalog and Telugu


Telugu and Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Philippines  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
Filipinos  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  
Tamil  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
25  
7
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
19  
16

How Many Consonants
18  
8
41  
30

Scripts
Baybayin  
Telugu Script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
Salamat po  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
Magandang gabi  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
pakiusap  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
pinagsisisihan  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
Paálam  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
Iniibig kita  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Bisalog  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
22
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Filipino  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
90,000.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million  
24
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
34
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million  
19
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Tagalog  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
tagalog  
télougou  

German Name
Tagalog  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  
[ˈteluɡu]  

Ethnicity
Tagalog people  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
1593  
c. 575  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Filipino  
Telugu  

Language Position
58  
99+
15  
14

Signed Forms
Signed Tagalog  
Signed Telugu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
t1  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
tgl  
tel  

ISO 639 3
tg1  
tel  

ISO 639 6
tgl  
tel  

Glottocode
taga1269  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
31-CKA  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Tagalog and Telugu Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tagalog and Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tagalog and Telugu Speaking population

Tagalog and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Telugu on Tagalog vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tagalog and Telugu Language Codes

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