Countries
Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
44
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Iran
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
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
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.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Tamil
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
6034
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
198
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4126
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
హలో (Halō)
Salam
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
chone tao?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
jawáin shap
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
-9999
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
jawáin sawáh
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
bebaksh / bebagsh
Bye
బై (Bai)
bye
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
mana bebahgsh
Dialects
Dialect 1
Waddar
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
170,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
26,000.001,800,000.00
700
80000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
30,000.003,400,000.00
1400
96000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
383
0
188
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How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million7.60 million
0.13
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %0.11 %
0.11
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million7.60 million
0.13
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 millionNA
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Baluchi
French Name
télougou
baloutchi
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
History
Origin
c. 575
19th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Balochi
Language Position
15NA
1
120
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Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
te
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
bal
ISO 639 2/B
tel
bal
ISO 639 3
tel
bal
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
balo1260
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAB-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available