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Arabic and Telugu


Countries

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
4  
11
23  
4

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  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
8  
5

How Many Consonants
41  
30
28  
18

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
مرحبا  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
شكرا  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
كيف حالك؟  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
تصبح على خير  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
مساء الخير  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
مساء الخير  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
صباح الخير  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
من فضلك  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
آسف  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
وداعا  

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

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
اعذرني  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Maghrebi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
310,000,000.00  
2

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Sudanese  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Sudan  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
17,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Levantine  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Cyprus, Levant  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
452.00 million  
4

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
4.43 %  
6

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
206.00 million  
6

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
246.00 million  
2

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  

History

Origin
c. 575  
512 CE  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
North Arabic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Modern Standard Arabic  

Language Position
15  
14
25  
23

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Signed Arabic  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
ar  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
ara  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
ara  

ISO 639 3
tel  
ara  

ISO 639 6
tel  
ara  

Glottocode
telu1262  
arab1395  

Linguasphere
No data available  
12-AAC  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Telugu and Arabic Speaking population

Telugu and Arabic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Arabic languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Arabic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 %. 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 Arabic on Telugu vs Arabic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Arabic Language Codes

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

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