Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Total No. Of Countries
423
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
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
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
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.
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
Similar To
Tamil
Amharic and Hebrew
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Dialect 1
Waddar
Maghrebi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia
How Many People Speak
170,000.00310,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Sudanese
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Sudan
How Many People Speak
26,000.0017,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Levantine
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Cyprus, Levant
How Many People Speak
30,000.0021,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
3826
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million452.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %4.43 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million206.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million246.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
(al arabiya) العربية
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic
French Name
télougou
arabe
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Arabisch
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Arabs