Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Philippines
Second Language
Karnataka
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia
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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Tamil
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
Alphabets
6021
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
195
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4116
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks3 weeks
3
88
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
Hoy
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Salamat
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Maayong Buntag
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Palihug
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Ikasubo ko
Bye
బై (Bai)
Babay
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Waddar
Boholano
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Bohol
How Many People Speak
170,000.0021,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
26,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
North Kana
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak
30,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
384
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million20.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %0.32 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million21.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million14.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Visayan
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
télougou
cebuano
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Cebuano people
Origin
c. 575
16th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Standard Cebuano
Language Position
1562
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
ceb
ISO 639 2/B
tel
ceb
ISO 639 3
tel
ceb
ISO 639 6
tel
ceb
Glottocode
telu1262
cebu1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
-