Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Fiji, India
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
India
Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
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
Central Hindi Directorate
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 Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
హలో (Halō)
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
खेद (Khēda)
Bye
బై (Bai)
अलविदा (Alavidā)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Dialect 1
Waddar
Khariboli
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Marwari
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Bundeli
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Bundelkhand
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
हिन्दी
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
French Name
télougou
hindi
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Hindi
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Hindustani people
Origin
c. 575
7th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Standard Hindi
Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
telu1262
hind1269
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-qf
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic
Telugu and Hindi Speaking population
Telugu and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Telugu vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Hindi Language Codes
Telugu and Hindi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Hindi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.