Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Portugal
Second Language
Karnataka
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Tamil
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
obrigado
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Como você está?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
boa noite
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
boa Tarde
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
bom Dia
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Por Favor
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
pesaroso
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Waddar
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Brazil
Dialect 2
Chenchu
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Portugal
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Daman and Diu
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Português
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Português
French Name
télougou
portugais
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
c. 575
3rd Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Telugu
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
telu1262
port1283
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Telugu and Portuguese Speaking population
Telugu and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Telugu vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Portuguese Language Codes
Telugu and Portuguese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Portuguese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.