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Telugu and Tagalog


Tagalog and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Philippines  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Filipinos  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Australia  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee  

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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
60  
35
25  
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
18  
8

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Baybayin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
Kamusta  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
Salamat po  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
Kamusta ka na?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
Magandang gabi  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
Magandang gabi po  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
Magandang hapon po  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
Magandang umaga po  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
pakiusap  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
Paálam  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
Iniibig kita  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Batangas Tagalog  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Batangas, Gabon  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Bisalog  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
28,000,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Filipino  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
90,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
73.00 million  
24

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.42 %  
34

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
28.00 million  
29

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
Tagalog  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Filipino, Pilipino  

French Name
télougou  
tagalog  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Tagalog  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Tagalog people  

History

Origin
c. 575  
1593  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Filipino  

Language Position
15  
14
58  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Signed Tagalog  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
t1  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
tgl  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
tgl  

ISO 639 3
tel  
tg1  

ISO 639 6
tel  
tgl  

Glottocode
telu1262  
taga1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
31-CKA  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Telugu and Tagalog Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Telugu and Tagalog dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Tagalog language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Tagalog Dialects are spoken in different Tagalog speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Tagalog Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog , Bisalog. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Tagalog Speaking population

Telugu and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Telugu vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Tagalog Language Codes

Telugu and Tagalog language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Tagalog Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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