Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Burkina Faso
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Tamil
Dagbani Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
6026
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
198
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4116
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
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 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
Kia ora
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Laafi bala
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Kia ora
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Ne y yibeogo
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
gafare
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
gafare
Bye
బై (Bai)
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Waddar
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
170,000.007,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Saremde
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
26,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Taolende
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
30,000.007,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
388
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million7.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.15 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
75.00 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Mosse
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
French Name
télougou
moré
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[mɔ̀ːsì]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Mossi
Origin
c. 575
11th Century AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Western Sudanic
Branch
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Gur (Voltaic)
Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Mossi
Language Position
1537
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Mossi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
mos
ISO 639 2/B
tel
mos
ISO 639 3
tel
mos
ISO 639 6
tel
mos
Glottocode
telu1262
moss1236
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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