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Telugu vs Italian


Italian vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
7   
8

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   

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.
  
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Tamil   
French and Portuguese Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
16   
6

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
ciao   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
grazie   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
Come stai?   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
buonanotte   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
buonasera   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
buon pomeriggio   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
buongiorno   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
Per Favore   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
scusate   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
arrivederci   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
Ti amo   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
Scusami   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Romanesco   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Lazio   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Central Italian   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Tuscan   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
0.90 %   
22

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
64.00 million   
18

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
14.00 million   
20

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
Italiano   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Italiano   

French Name
télougou   
italien   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Italienisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[itaˈljaːno]   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Italians   

History

Origin
c. 575   
960 BC   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Italian   

Language Position
15   
14
27   
23

Signed Forms
Not Available   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
it   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
ita   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
ita   

ISO 639 3
tel   
ita   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
itas   

Glottocode
telu1262   
ital1282   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-q   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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Telugu and Italian Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Italian language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Italian language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of Italian language states that this language originated in 960 BC. 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 Italian Language History.

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

Telugu vs Italian Difficulty

The Telugu vs Italian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Italian 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 Italian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Italian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Italian time required is 24 weeks.

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