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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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
Commission on the Filipino Language
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.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Tamil
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
6032
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
196
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
4120
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
హలో (Halō)
Kablaaw
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Agyamanak
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Kumusta?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Naimbag a bigat
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
mangngegda
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Agpakawanak
Bye
బై (Bai)
Pakada
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Waddar
Balangao
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Philippines
How Many People Speak
170,000.0021,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Bontoc
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Philippines
How Many People Speak
26,000.0041,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Not present
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Not present
How Many People Speak
30,000.008,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
382
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million9.10 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.15 %0.14 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
75.00 million9.10 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million11.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
ilokano
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
télougou
ilocano
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[iːloˈkɑno]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Ilocano people
Origin
c. 575
18th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Modern Ilocano
Language Position
1594
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Ilocano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
ilo
ISO 639 2/B
tel
ilo
ISO 639 3
tel
ilo
ISO 639 6
tel
ilo
Glottocode
telu1262
ilok1237
Linguasphere
No data available
31-CBA-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-