Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
China, Guangdong
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
Hawaii
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Similar To
Tamil
Chinese Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Cantonese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
谢谢
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
你好吗？
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
晚安
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
晚上好
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
下午好
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
早上好
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
请
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
遗憾
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
我爱你
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
原谅我
Dialect 1
Waddar
Guangzhou
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
outside mainland China
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Hong Kong
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Hong Kong
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Hong Kong
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Kwang Tung Wa
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
French Name
télougou
cantonais
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Kantonesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[kʰɐn˧˥tʰœːn˧˥sɨ˧˥]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Han Chinese
Origin
c. 575
17th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Standard Cantonese
Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Signed Cantonese
ISO 639 1
te
No data available
ISO 639 3
tel
No data available
Glottocode
telu1262
cant1236
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Telugu and Cantonese 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 Cantonese dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Cantonese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Cantonese Dialects are spoken in different Cantonese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Cantonese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Cantonese dialects include: Guangzhou , Xiguan. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Telugu and Cantonese Speaking population
Telugu and Cantonese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Cantonese languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Cantonese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cantonese language is 16.00 %. 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 Cantonese on Telugu vs Cantonese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Cantonese Language Codes
Telugu and Cantonese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Cantonese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.