Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Ethiopia
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
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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Tamil
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Dehina newot?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Dehna dur
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
i'ndemin adäru
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
i'bakwon
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
aznallehu
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
yiqirta
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Gondar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Showa
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
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Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
télougou
amharique
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Amharisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Amharas
Origin
c. 575
13th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
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Semitic
Branch
Not Available
Ethiopic
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Telugu
Amharic
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
telu1262
amha1245
Linguasphere
No data available
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Telugu and Amharic Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Telugu and Amharic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Amharic language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Amharic word for "Thank You" is amesege'nallo'. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Amharic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Amharic Difficulty
The Telugu vs Amharic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Amharic Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Telugu and Amharic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Amharic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Amharic time required is 44 weeks.