Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
New Zealand
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
New Zealand
Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Australia, 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
Māori Language Commission
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.
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
Similar To
Tamil
Tahitian Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
6020
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
195
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
4110
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks24 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
హలో (Halō)
Hello
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Night pai
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Morning pai
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Tēnā
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Aroha mai
Bye
బై (Bai)
poroporoaki
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Waddar
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
170,000.00150,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
26,000.00150,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
30,000.00150,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
383
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million0.18 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.15 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million0.18 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million0.10 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
New Zealand Maori
French Name
télougou
maori
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[ˈmaɔɾi]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Māori people
Origin
c. 575
1814
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
Polynesian
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Maori
Language Position
1526
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Maori Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
mi
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
mri
ISO 639 2/B
tel
mao
ISO 639 3
tel
mri
ISO 639 6
tel
mri
Glottocode
telu1262
maor1246
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-