Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Galicia
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Galicia
Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
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
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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 Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Tamil
Portuguese Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
6023
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
197
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4119
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
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 weeks28 weeks
3
88
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
Ola
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Grazas
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Que tal estás?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Boas noites
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Boa tarde
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Bos días
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Por favor
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Síntoo!
Bye
బై (Bai)
Adeus
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Ámote
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
Waddar
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
East Galicia
How Many People Speak
170,000.002,700,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Central Galicia
How Many People Speak
26,000.002,500,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Western Galician
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
West Galicia
How Many People Speak
30,000.003,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
383
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million2.40 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %0.05 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million2.40 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million3.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Galego
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Galego, Gallego
French Name
télougou
galicien
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Galician people
Origin
c. 575
c. 1175
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Telugu
Galician
Language Position
1546
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Galician Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
gl
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
glg
ISO 639 2/B
tel
glg
ISO 639 3
tel
glg
ISO 639 6
tel
glg
Glottocode
telu1262
gali1258
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-ab
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-