Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India, No official status
Total No. Of Countries
40
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
India
Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Tamil
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
6043
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1911
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4134
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
బై (Bai)
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Waddar
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
170,000.0016,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
26,000.00380,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
India
How Many People Speak
30,000.0038,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
3813
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million40.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %0.43 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million40.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million38.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
télougou
bhojpuri
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Bhojpuri speakers
Origin
c. 575
19th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Bhojpuri
Language Position
1537
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Bhojpuri Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
bho
ISO 639 2/B
tel
bho
ISO 639 3
tel
bho
ISO 639 6
tel
bho
Glottocode
telu1262
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
No data available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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