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Telugu and Urdu


Urdu and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
India  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
10  
7

How Many Consonants
41  
30
40  
29

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
الوداع  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
India  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
11,000,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
India  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.99 %  
21

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
43.00 million  
20

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
اُردُو  

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

French Name
télougou  
ourdou  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Urdu-speaking people  

History

Origin
c. 575  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
15  
14
20  
18

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
urd  

ISO 639 3
tel  
urd  

ISO 639 6
tel  
urd  

Glottocode
telu1262  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Telugu and Urdu Speaking population

Telugu and Urdu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Urdu languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Urdu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 %. 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 Urdu on Telugu vs Urdu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Urdu Language Codes

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

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