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Telugu and Amharic


Amharic and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Ethiopia  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
-  

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.
  
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Amharic-1.jpg#200  

Alphabets
60  
35
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
7  
4

How Many Consonants
41  
30
31  
21

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Ethiopic  

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
హలో (Halō)  
Selam  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
amesege'nallo'  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
Dehina newot?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
Dehna dur  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
melkam meshe't  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
i'ndemin walu  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
i'ndemin adäru  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
i'bakwon  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
aznallehu  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
tschao  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
afekirishalehu  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
yiqirta  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Gondar  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Gondar  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
27

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Gojjami  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Showa  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
22

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
18.70 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.37 %  
37

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
10.00 million  
99+

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
አማርኛ  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian  

French Name
télougou  
amharique  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Amharisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[amarɨɲɲa]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Amharas  

History

Origin
c. 575  
13th century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
Ethiopic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
Ge'ez  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Amharic  

Language Position
15  
14
55  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Signed Amharic  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
am  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
amh  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
amh  

ISO 639 3
tel  
amh  

ISO 639 6
tel  
amh  

Glottocode
telu1262  
amha1245  

Linguasphere
No data available  
12-ACB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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All Telugu and Amharic 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 Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Amharic Speaking population

Telugu and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Telugu vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Amharic Language Codes

Telugu and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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