Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
4
Rank: 11 (Overall)
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
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.
Similar To
Tamil
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
60
Rank: 35 (Overall)
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
19
Rank: 16 (Overall)
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
41
Rank: 30 (Overall)
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
3
Rank: 2 (Overall)
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks
Rank: 17 (Overall)
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
బై (Bai)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Waddar
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
170,000.00
Rank: 73 (Overall)
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
26,000.00
Rank: 87 (Overall)
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
30,000.00
Rank: 73 (Overall)
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
38
Rank: 28 (Overall)
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
Rank: 20 (Overall)
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.15 %
Rank: 16 (Overall)
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
75.00 million
Rank: 14 (Overall)
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
Rank: 51 (Overall)
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
télougou
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Origin
c. 575
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
Branch
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Telugu
Language Position
15
Rank: 14 (Overall)
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
ISO 639 2/B
tel
ISO 639 3
tel
ISO 639 6
tel
Glottocode
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-