Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Nigeria
Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Yoruba Academy
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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Tamil
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
e dupe
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
e kaasan
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
e kaaro
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Jowo
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
binu
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Waddar
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Nigeria
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
télougou
yoruba
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Yoruba people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Not Available
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Telugu and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Telugu and Yoruba Speaking population
Telugu and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Telugu vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Yoruba Language Codes
Telugu and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.