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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 11 (Overall)
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Rank: 9 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Karnataka
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 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.
    1.9 Similar To
    Tamil
    Malayalam
    1.10 Derived From
    Sanskrit Language
    Not Available
    2 Alphabets
    2.1 Alphabets in
    2.2 Alphabets
    About Tamil Lan..
    60
    Rank: 35 (Overall)
    247
    Rank: 41 (Overall)
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    2.3 Phonology
    2.3.1 How Many Vowels
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    19
    Rank: 16 (Overall)
    12
    Rank: 9 (Overall)
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    2.3.2 How Many Consonants
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    41
    Rank: 30 (Overall)
    18
    Rank: 8 (Overall)
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    2.4 Scripts
    Telugu Script
    Tamil
    2.5 Writing Direction
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    2.6 Hard to Learn
    2.6.1 Language Levels
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    3
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
    3
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
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    2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
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    44 weeks
    Rank: 11 (Overall)
    44 weeks
    Rank: 11 (Overall)
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    3 Greetings
    3.1 Hello
    హలో (Halō)
    வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
    3.2 Thank You
    ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
    நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
    3.3 How Are You?
    నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
    நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
    3.4 Good Night
    శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
    நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
    3.5 Good Evening
    శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
    நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
    3.6 Good Afternoon
    శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
    பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
    3.7 Good Morning
    శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
    காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
    3.8 Please
    దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
    தயவு (Tayavu)
    3.9 Sorry
    క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
    மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
    3.10 Bye
    బై (Bai)
    சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
    3.11 I Love You
    నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
    நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
    3.12 Excuse Me
    క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
    என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
    4 Dialects
    4.1 Dialect 1
    Waddar
    Kongu
    4.1.1 Where They Speak
    Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
    Kongu
    4.1.2 How Many People Speak
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    170,000.00
    Rank: 39 (Overall)
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    4.2 Dialect 2
    Chenchu
    Madurai Tamil
    4.2.1 Where They Speak
    Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
    Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
    4.2.2 How Many People Speak
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    26,000.00
    Rank: 41 (Overall)
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    4.3 Dialect 3
    Manna-Dora
    Tirunelveli Tamil
    4.3.1 Where They Speak
    Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
    South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
    4.3.2 How Many People Speak
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    30,000.00
    Rank: 32 (Overall)
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    4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
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    38
    Rank: 28 (Overall)
    10
    Rank: 10 (Overall)
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    5 How Many People Speak
    5.1 How Many People Speak?
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    80.00 million
    Rank: 20 (Overall)
    78.00 million
    Rank: 21 (Overall)
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    5.2 Speaking Population
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    1.15 %
    Rank: 15 (Overall)
    1.06 %
    Rank: 19 (Overall)
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    5.3 Native Speakers
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    75.00 million
    Rank: 14 (Overall)
    70.00 million
    Rank: 15 (Overall)
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    5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
    About English L..
    5.00 million
    Rank: 29 (Overall)
    8.00 million
    Rank: 24 (Overall)
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    5.3.2 Native Name
    తెలుగు (telugu)
    தமிழ்
    5.3.3 Alternative Names
    Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
    Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
    5.3.4 French Name
    télougou
    tamoul
    5.3.5 German Name
    Telugu-Sprache
    Tamil
    5.4 Pronunciation
    Not Available
    [t̪ɐmɨɻ]
    5.5 Ethnicity
    Telugu people
    Tamil people or Tamilans
    6 History
    6.1 Origin
    c. 575
    300 BC
    6.2 Language Family
    Dravidian Family
    Dravidian Family
    6.2.1 Subgroup
    Not Available
    Not Available
    6.2.2 Branch
    Not Available
    Not Available
    6.3 Language Forms
    6.3.1 Early Forms
    Early Telugu epigraphy
    Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
    6.3.2 Standard Forms
    Telugu
    Modern Tamil
    6.3.3 Language Position
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    18
    Rank: 16 (Overall)
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    6.3.4 Signed Forms
    Not Available
    Signed Tamil
    6.4 Scope
    Individual
    Individual
    7 Code
    7.1 ISO 639 1
    te
    ta
    7.2 ISO 639 2
    7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
    tel
    tam
    7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
    tel
    tam
    7.3 ISO 639 3
    tel
    tam
    7.4 ISO 639 6
    Not Available
    tam
    7.5 Glottocode
    telu1262
    tami1289, oldt1248
    7.6 Linguasphere
    No data available
    tami1289
    7.7 Types of Language
    7.7.1 Language Type
    Living
    Living
    7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
    Subject-Object-Verb
    Subject-Object-Verb
    7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
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    Telugu and Tamil Alphabets

    Telugu and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Telugu and Tamil. In Telugu Alphabets there are 60 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Telugu and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Telugu and Tamil languages. The Telugu phonology consist Telugu vowels and Telugu consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Telugu greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Telugu and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

    All Telugu and Tamil 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 Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

    Telugu and Tamil Speaking population

    Telugu and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Telugu vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

    Telugu and Tamil Language Codes

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

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