Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
42
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Karnataka
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Tamil
Hindi Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
6053
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
199
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4141
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks6 weeks
3
88
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
బై (Bai)
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Waddar
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
170,000.002,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
26,000.0020,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Doabi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
30,000.00130,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
3830
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million154.30 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %1.44 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million100.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million54.30 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
télougou
pendjabi
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Punjabis
Origin
c. 575
1000 AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Telugu
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
1523
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
-
ISO 639 1
te
pa
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
pan
ISO 639 2/B
tel
pan
ISO 639 3
tel
pan
ISO 639 6
tel
panj
Glottocode
telu1262
panj1256
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional