Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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 unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Tamil
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
matur nuwun
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
piye kabare?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Sugeng énjing
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
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Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
బై (Bai)
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I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Nuwun séwu
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Indonesia
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Madurese
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
télougou
madourais
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Telugu people
Madurese
Origin
c. 575
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Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Indonesian
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Madurese
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
telu1262
madu1247
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Telugu and Madurese 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 Madurese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Madurese language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Madurese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Madurese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Madurese Difficulty
The Telugu vs Madurese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Madurese 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 Madurese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Madurese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Madurese time required is 44 weeks.