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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   
Not Available   

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   
11
44 weeks   
11

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   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Latvia   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
France, Latvia   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

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 %   
15
Not Available   

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
1.75 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
Not Available   

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
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
c. 575   
1530   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Baltic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Latvian   

Language Position
15   
14
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
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
Not Available   
not Available   

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
Not Available   
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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