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Telugu and Tulu


Tulu and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
India  

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  
-  

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.
  
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Kannada Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
16  
13

How Many Consonants
41  
30
35  
25

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
Namaskara  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
Mast Upakara.  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
Yencha Ullar?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
yedde rathre  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
yedde baiyya  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
yedde madhyana  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
yedde kaande  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
Daya maltadu  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
Yenna thapu aandu  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
Barpe  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
Kshamisi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Brahmin tulu  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Jain  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
1,900,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Girijan  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
2.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
1.70 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
1.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
Tulu  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  

French Name
télougou  
-  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Tulu  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[ˈtulu]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Tuluva  

History

Origin
c. 575  
14  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Tulu  

Language Position
15  
14
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Signed Tulu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
tcy  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
tul  

ISO 639 3
tel  
tcy  

ISO 639 6
tel  
tcy  

Glottocode
telu1262  
tulu1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Telugu and Tulu Speaking population

Telugu and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu language is 0.01 %. 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 Tulu on Telugu vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Tulu Language Codes

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

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