Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Laos
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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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.
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
Similar To
Tamil
Thai Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Alphabets
6053
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1928
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4127
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
బై (Bai)
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Waddar
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Laos
How Many People Speak
170,000.003,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Laos
How Many People Speak
26,000.003,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Laos
How Many People Speak
30,000.003,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
386
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %0.22 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million25.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million3.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
French Name
télougou
lao
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Lao people
Origin
c. 575
1283 CE
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
-
Tai
Branch
-
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Lao
Language Position
1543
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
lo
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
lao
ISO 639 2/B
tel
lao
ISO 639 3
tel
lao
ISO 639 6
tel
lao
Glottocode
telu1262
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Isolating