Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
West Java
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Indonesia
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
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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.
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
Tamil
Madurese and Malay Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
6033
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
195
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4116
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin, Sundanese
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks40 weeks
3
88
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
Halo
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Nuhun
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Kumaha kabarna?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Wilujeng kulem
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Wilujeng wengi
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Wilujeng siang
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Wilujeng énjing
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Mangga
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Hapunten
Bye
బై (Bai)
Wilujeng angkat
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Punten
Dialect 1
Waddar
Western dialect
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Banten
How Many People Speak
170,000.0040,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Northern dialect
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Bogor
How Many People Speak
26,000.0040,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Priangan dialect
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Bandung
How Many People Speak
30,000.0040,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
386
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million39.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %0.57 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million38.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million39.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Basa Sunda
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
télougou
soundanais
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[sʊnˈdæniːs]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Origin
c. 575
5th century AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
Indonesian
Branch
-
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Sundanese
Language Position
1542
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Sundanese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
su
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
sun
ISO 639 2/B
tel
sun
ISO 639 3
tel
sun
ISO 639 6
tel
sun
Glottocode
telu1262
sund1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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