Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Karnataka
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
హలో (Halō)
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
kerala
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
télougou
kannada
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Kannada
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Kannadiga
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Telugu
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
telu1262
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
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Telugu and Kannada Speaking population
Telugu and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. 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 Kannada on Telugu vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Kannada Language Codes
Telugu and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.