Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Philippines
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Philippines
Second Language
Karnataka
Philippines
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Tamil
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
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Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Salamat
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Maayong Buntag
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Palihug
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Ikasubo ko
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Waddar
Boholano
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Bohol
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
North Kana
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak
Not Available
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Visayan
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
télougou
cebuano
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Cebuano people
Origin
c. 575
16th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Standard Cebuano
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
cebu1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Telugu and Cebuano 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 Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Cebuano language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Cebuano Difficulty
The Telugu vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.