Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Iran
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Iran
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Not Available
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Antartica
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
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Similar To
Tamil
  
Persian
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, NA
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
hello
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
Thank you
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
how are you
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good night
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good evening
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good afternoon
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Good morning
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Please
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
sorry
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
bye
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
i love you
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
excuse me
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Feyli lurish
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Bakhtiari
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Iran
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
18
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Laki
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Iran
  
How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00
  
20
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
0.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
0.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
89.00 million
  
10
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
nanme
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Lori, Luri, Luristani
  
French Name
télougou
  
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German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
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Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈoɽia]
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Lurs
  
Origin
c. 575
  
19 BC
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
gd
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
gd
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
12
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
12
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
12
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
12
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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Telugu and Luri 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 Luri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Luri language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Luri word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Luri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Luri Difficulty
The Telugu vs Luri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Luri 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 Luri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Luri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Luri time required is 25 weeks.