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
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
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.
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
Similar To
Tamil
Tagalog Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Spanish Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
6028
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
195
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4123
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
హలో (Halō)
Kumusta
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Salamat
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Kumusta
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
magandang gabi
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Magandang gabi
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Magandang hapon
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Magandang umaga
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Mangyaring
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
pinagsisisihan
Bye
బై (Bai)
Paalam
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Mahal kita
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
patawarin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Waddar
Bikol
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Philippines
How Many People Speak
170,000.00100,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Hiligaynon
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Philippines
How Many People Speak
26,000.008,200,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Waray
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Philippines
How Many People Speak
30,000.002,600,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
388
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million90.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %1.74 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million45.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million45.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
filipino
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Pilipino
French Name
télougou
filipino; pilipino
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Pilipino
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Filipino 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
Filipino
Language Position
1534
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Filipino Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
No Data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
fil
ISO 639 2/B
tel
fil
ISO 639 3
tel
fil
ISO 639 6
tel
fil
Glottocode
telu1262
fili1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No Data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-