Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Sri Lanka
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Sri Lanka
Second Language
Karnataka
Sri Lanka
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
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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.
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
Similar To
Tamil
Maldivian Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Sinhalese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Sinhala alphabet
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
హలో (Halō)
හලෝ (halō)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
Bye
బై (Bai)
බායි (bāyi)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Sri Lanka
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Sri Lankan Sinhala
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Up-Country Sinhalese
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
-
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
සිංහල (sĩhala)
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
French Name
télougou
singhalais
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Singhalesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[ˈsiŋhəliːz]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Sinhalese people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Sinhalese Prakrit
Standard Forms
Telugu
Modern Sinhalese
Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Signed Sinhalese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
telu1262
sinh1246
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
Telugu and Sinhalese Speaking population
Telugu and Sinhalese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Sinhalese languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Sinhalese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 %. 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 Sinhalese on Telugu vs Sinhalese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Sinhalese Language Codes
Telugu and Sinhalese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Sinhalese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.