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Telugu vs Assamese


Assamese vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Bangladesh, India   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Asam Sahitya Sabha   

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.
  
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
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Similar To
Tamil   
Bengali and Oriya   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
11   
8

How Many Consonants
41   
30
41   
30

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Bengali   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
nomoskaar   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
ḍhonyobaaḍ   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
aapuni kene aase?   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
subhoraattri   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
subha gadhuli   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
subha abeli   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
suprobhaat   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
anugroha kori   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
moi ḍukkhita   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
biḍai   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
moi tomaak bhaalpaao   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
kyoma koribo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Kamrupi   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Western Assam   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
6,000,000.00   
16

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Goalpariya   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Western Assam   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Bhakatiya   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Assam   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
15.30 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
0.24 %   
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
15.00 million   
40

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
Not Available   

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya   

French Name
télougou   
assamais   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Assamesisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Assamese people   

History

Origin
c. 575   
7th century A.D   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
Kamarupa   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Assamese   

Language Position
15   
14
65   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
as   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
asm   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
asm   

ISO 639 3
tel   
asm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
assa1263   

Linguasphere
No data available   
59-AAF-w   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Telugu and Assamese Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Assamese language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Assamese language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of Assamese language states that this language originated in 7th century A.D. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Telugu and Assamese Language History.

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Telugu and Assamese 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 Assamese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Assamese language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Assamese word for "Thank You" is ḍhonyobaaḍ. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Assamese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Telugu vs Assamese Difficulty

The Telugu vs Assamese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Assamese 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 Assamese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Assamese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Assamese time required is Not Available.

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