Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
South Africa
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
South Africa
Second Language
Karnataka
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Tamil
Dutch Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Dankie
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
goeie nag
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Goeie middag
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
goeie more
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
asseblief
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
jammer
Bye
బై (Bai)
Not Available
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Waddar
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Namibia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Cape Dutch
French Name
télougou
afrikaans
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Afrikaners
Origin
c. 575
17th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Telugu
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
telu1262
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic
All Telugu and Afrikaans 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 Telugu and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Afrikaans Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans , Oranjeriverafrikaans. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Telugu and Afrikaans Speaking population
Telugu and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Telugu and Afrikaans on Telugu vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Afrikaans Language Codes
Telugu and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.