Telugu and Greek

Telugu

Greek

Greek and Telugu

Countries

Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam

Cyprus, European Union, Greece

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Andra Pradesh, India

Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Second Language

Karnataka

Roman Empire

Speaking Continents

Asia

Asia, Europe

Minority Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Regulated By

Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh

Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)

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.

Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.

Similar To

Tamil

Armenian

Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

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Alphabets

Phonology

How Many Vowels

How Many Consonants

Scripts

Telugu Script

Arabic, Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks

Greetings

Hello

హలో (Halō)

γεια σας (geia sas)

Thank You

ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)

ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)

How Are You?

నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)

πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)

Good Night

శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)

Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)

Good Evening

శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)

καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)

Good Afternoon

శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)

Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)

Good Morning

శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)

καλημέρα (kali̱méra)

Please

దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)

παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)

Sorry

క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)

συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)

Bye

బై (Bai)

αντίο (antío)

I Love You

నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)

Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)

Excuse Me

క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)

Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Waddar

Cappadocian Greek

Where They Speak

Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra

Greece

How Many People Speak

170,000.00

2,800.00

99+

Dialect 2

Chenchu

Griko

Where They Speak

Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa

Italy

How Many People Speak

26,000.00

99+

50,000.00

Dialect 3

Manna-Dora

Mariupol

Where They Speak

Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

Ukraine

How Many People Speak

30,000.00

Not Available

Total No. Of Dialects

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

80.00 million

13.00 million

99+

Speaking Population

1.15 %

0.18 %

99+

Native Speakers

75.00 million

13.00 million

99+

Second Language Speakers

5.00 million

Not Available

Native Name

తెలుగు (telugu)

ελληνικά

Alternative Names

Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan

Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic

French Name

télougou

grec moderne (après 1453)

German Name

Telugu-Sprache

Neugriechisch

Pronunciation

Not Available

[eliniˈka]

Ethnicity

Telugu people

Greeks or Hellenes

History

Origin

c. 575

1500 BC

Language Family

Dravidian Family

Indo-European Family

Subgroup

Not Available

Hellenic

Branch

Not Available

Language Forms

Early Forms

Early Telugu epigraphy

Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek

Standard Forms

Telugu

Modern Greek

Language Position

99+

Signed Forms

Not Available

Greek Sign Language

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tel

ell

ISO 639 2/B

tel

gre

ISO 639 3

tel

ell

ISO 639 6

Not Available

ells

Glottocode

telu1262

gree1276

Linguasphere

No data available

56-AAA-a

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb

Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

Not Available

Fusional, Synthetic

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All Telugu and Greek 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 Greek dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Greek language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Greek Dialects are spoken in different Greek speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Greek Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Greek dialects include: Cappadocian Greek , Griko. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Greek Speaking population

Telugu and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Telugu vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Greek Language Codes

Telugu and Greek language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Greek Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.