Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Total No. Of Countries
45
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
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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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Tamil
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
6027
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
196
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4121
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
Halo
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
matur nuwun
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
piye kabare?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Sugeng énjing
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
tolong
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
బై (Bai)
Pamit
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Waddar
Kangean
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
170,000.00110,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Bawean
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
26,000.008,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
30,000.008,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
386
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million15.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %0.23 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million15.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million14.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Madurese
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
télougou
madourais
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[madura]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Madurese
Origin
c. 575
8th Century AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Indonesian
Branch
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Madurese
Language Position
1569
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Madurese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
mad
ISO 639 2/B
tel
mad
ISO 639 3
tel
mad
ISO 639 6
tel
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Glottocode
telu1262
madu1247
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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