Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Not Available
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.
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
Similar To
Tamil
Munda Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
హలో (Halō)
Henda ho
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Adi Johar
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Cet’leka menama?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Boge Ninda
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Boge Ayup’
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Not Available
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Boge Setak’
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Not Available
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Not Available
Bye
బై (Bai)
Not Available
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Not Available
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Not Available
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Not present
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Not present
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
French Name
télougou
santal
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Santali
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Origin
c. 575
20th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Santali
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
sant1410
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Telugu and Santali Speaking population
Telugu and Santali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Santali languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Santali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Santali language is Not Available. 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 Santali on Telugu vs Santali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Santali Language Codes
Telugu and Santali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Santali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.