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Telugu vs Macedonian


Macedonian vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Macedonia  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  

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  
Albania, Romania, Serbia  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"  

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 are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
26  
16

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
Здраво (Zdravo)  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
Благодарам (Blagodaram)  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
Како си? (Kako si?)  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
Добар ден (Dobar den)  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
Добро утро (Dobro utro)  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
Ве молиме (Ve molime)  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
жал (žal)  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
Чао (Čao)  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
Те сакам (Te sakam)  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Torlakian  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
1.50  
99+

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Debar  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Macedonia  

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

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Galičnik  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Macedonia  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
2,100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
28  
23

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
2.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic  

French Name
télougou  
macédonien  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Makedonisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Macedonians  

History

Origin
c. 575  
2200 BC  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Slavic  

Branch
-  
Southern  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Macedonian  

Language Position
15  
14
45  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Macedonian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
mk  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
mkd  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
mac  

ISO 639 3
tel  
mkd  

ISO 639 6
tel  
mkd  

Glottocode
telu1262  
mace1250  

Linguasphere
No data available  
53-AAA-ha  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic  

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Telugu and Macedonian Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Macedonian language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Macedonian language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of Macedonian language states that this language originated in 2200 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 Macedonian Language History.

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

Telugu vs Macedonian Difficulty

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

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