Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Assam, India
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Assam, India
Second Language
Karnataka
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Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
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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.
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
Similar To
Tamil
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
6045
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1920
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4125
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks34 weeks
3
88
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
नमस्कार
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
धन्यवाद
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Nungni khabora ma?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
बोडो
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
अन्धानि बार
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
अननानै (Onnanwi)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
दु:खित
Bye
బై (Bai)
Lwrbw
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
दु:खित
Dialect 1
Waddar
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
How Many People Speak
170,000.001,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
How Many People Speak
26,000.001,500,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Assam, India, Nepal
How Many People Speak
30,000.001,300,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
383
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million0.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million0.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
बड़ो (boṛo)
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
French Name
télougou
bodo
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Bodo
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[bɔɽo]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Origin
c. 575
1913
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
-
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
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Standard Forms
Telugu
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Language Position
1530
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Signed Bodo
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
br
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
brx
ISO 639 2/B
tel
brx
ISO 639 3
tel
brx
ISO 639 6
tel
brx
Glottocode
telu1262
bodo1269
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAB
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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