Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India, Manipur
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Tamil
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
Khurumjari
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Nongale haugatl
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Chanbiduna
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Saobiganu
Bye
బై (Bai)
Chatcharage
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
দুঃখিত
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Burma, Laos
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
télougou
Meithei
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Meithei
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Meithei people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Meithei Sign Language
ISO 639 1
te
No data available
Glottocode
telu1262
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Telugu and Meithei Speaking population
Telugu and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei language is 0.01 %. 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 Meithei on Telugu vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Meithei Language Codes
Telugu and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.