Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Afganistan
Total No. Of Countries
41
0
46
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National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Tamil
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
6044
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
197
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4129
9
60
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
బై (Bai)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Waddar
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
170,000.006,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Chenchu
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
26,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
30,000.0095,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
3821
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million60.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.15 %0.58 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
75.00 million60.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million50.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
télougou
pachto
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Pashtun
Origin
c. 575
1651
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Iranian
Language Forms
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
1582
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
ps
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tel
pus
ISO 639 2/B
tel
pus
ISO 639 3
tel
pus
ISO 639 6
tel
pus
Glottocode
telu1262
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional