Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Tamil
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
6027
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
196
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4115
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
Khurumjari
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Nongale haugatl
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Chanbiduna
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Saobiganu
Bye
బై (Bai)
Chatcharage
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Waddar
Loi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
170,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Pangal
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
26,000.00273,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
30,000.001,250,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
386
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million1.50 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million1.50 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
télougou
Meithei
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Meithei
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Meithei people
Origin
c. 575
1700
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
-
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Standard Meithei
Language Position
1538
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Meithei Sign Language
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
te
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
mni
ISO 639 2/B
tel
mni
ISO 639 3
tel
mni
ISO 639 6
tel
mni
Glottocode
telu1262
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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