Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
South Africa
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
South Africa
Second Language
Karnataka
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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
Pan South African Language Board
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.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Tamil
Xhosa Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
హలో (Halō)
Sawubona
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
unjani
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
okuhle ekuseni
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Ngiyacela
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Ngiyaxolisa
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Chenchu
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
télougou
zoulou
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Zulu people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Beatu
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Telugu
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
telu1262
zulu1248
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Telugu and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Telugu and Zulu Speaking population
Telugu and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Telugu vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Zulu Language Codes
Telugu and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.