Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Nigeria
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Nigeria
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
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Tamil
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
dalụ
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
ka chi fo
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
ụtụtụ ọma
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Biko
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Ndo
Bye
బై (Bai)
Not Available
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
ngọpụ
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Not present
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
igbo
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Ibo
French Name
télougou
igbo
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Igbo people
Origin
c. 575
30th Century BC
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Kwa
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
telu1262
nucl1417
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
Telugu and Igbo 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 Igbo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Igbo language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Igbo word for "Thank You" is dalụ. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Igbo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Igbo Difficulty
The Telugu vs Igbo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Igbo 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 Igbo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Igbo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Igbo time required is 52 weeks.