Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
46
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Karnataka
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Tamil
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
60247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1912
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
4118
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
బై (Bai)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Waddar
Kongu
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Kongu
How Many People Speak
170,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
26,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
30,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
3810
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.15 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
75.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
télougou
tamoul
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
c. 575
300 BC
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Telugu
Modern Tamil
Language Position
1518
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
tam
ISO 639 2/B
tel
tam
ISO 639 3
tel
tam
ISO 639 6
tel
tam
Glottocode
telu1262
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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