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Telugu vs Latvian


Latvian vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
European Union, Latvia  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Latvia  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

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  
Latvian State Language Center  

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.
  
  • The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Lithuanian Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
9  
6

How Many Consonants
41  
30
24  
14

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  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
Sveiki  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
Paldies  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
Kā jums klājas?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
Ar labunakti  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
Labvakar  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
Labdien  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
Labrīt  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
lūdzu  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
Piedodiet!  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
Uz redzēšanos  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
Es tevi mīlu  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
Piedodiet!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Livonian  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Middle Latvian  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Latvia  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
High Latvian  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
France, Latvia  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
1.75 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
1.75 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
latviešu valoda  

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

French Name
télougou  
letton  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Lettisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[ˈlætviən]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Latvians or Letts  

History

Origin
c. 575  
1530  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Baltic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Latvian  

Language Position
15  
14
9  
9

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Latvian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
lv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
lav  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
lav  

ISO 639 3
tel  
lav  

ISO 639 6
tel  
lav  

Glottocode
telu1262  
latv1249  

Linguasphere
No data available  
54-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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Telugu and Latvian Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Latvian language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Latvian language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of Latvian language states that this language originated in 1530. 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 Latvian Language History.

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

Telugu vs Latvian Difficulty

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

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