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Telugu and Bengali


Bengali and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
4   
11

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Bangladesh, India   

Second Language
Karnataka   
India   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   

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.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Tamil   
Assamese and Oriya   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
51   
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
11   
8

How Many Consonants
41   
30
40   
29

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
হ্যালো (Hyālō)   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Chakma   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Bangladesh, Burma, India   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
330,000.00   
36

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Hajong   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Bangladesh, India   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
71,000.00   
36

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Rarhi   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
India   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
215.00 million   
9

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
3.11 %   
8

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
196.00 million   
7

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
19.00 million   
16

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa   

French Name
télougou   
bengali   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Bengali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Bengalis (Bengali people)   

History

Origin
c. 575   
1000–1200 CE   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
Abahatta, Old Bengali   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Bengali   

Language Position
15   
14
4   
4

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
bn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
ben   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
ben   

ISO 639 3
tel   
ben   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
beng1280   

Linguasphere
No data available   
59-AAF-u   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Telugu and Bengali Speaking population

Telugu and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Telugu vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Bengali Language Codes

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

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