Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Total No. Of Countries
46
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
South America
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.
- One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
- Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
Similar To
Tamil
Aymara and Guarani Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
6031
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
195
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4126
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
36
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
Rimaykullayki
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Solpayki
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Allillanchu
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Allin tuta
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Wuynas nuchis
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Wuynas tardis
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Wuynus diyas
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
jamuspa
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Pampachaykuway
Bye
బై (Bai)
bye
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Kuyayki
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Pampachaway
Dialect 1
Waddar
Ancash
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Peru
How Many People Speak
170,000.00920,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Huánuco
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Peru
How Many People Speak
26,000.00190,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Yaru
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Peru
How Many People Speak
30,000.00150,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
3810
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million8.90 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %0.13 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million8.90 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Qhichwa
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
North La Paz Quechua
French Name
télougou
quechua
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Quechua-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[ˈketʃwa]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Quechua
Origin
c. 575
16th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Quechumaran Family
Subgroup
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Andean Equatorial
Branch
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Quechua
Language Position
1523
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Signed Quechua
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
te
qu
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
que
ISO 639 2/B
tel
que
ISO 639 3
tel
que
ISO 639 6
tel
que
Glottocode
telu1262
quec1387
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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Agglutinative, Synthetic