Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India
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
Not Available
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
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
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
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Kshamisi
Dialect 1
Waddar
Brahmin tulu
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Girijan
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
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German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Not Available
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Telugu people
Tuluva
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Tulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
tel
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
tel
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
tulu1258
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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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.
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 Not Available. 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.