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Telugu vs Sundanese


Sundanese vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
West Java  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Indonesia  

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  
-  

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.
  
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Madurese and Malay Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
16  
6

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Latin, Sundanese  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
40 weeks  
15

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
Halo  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
Nuhun  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
Kumaha kabarna?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
Wilujeng kulem  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
Wilujeng wengi  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
Wilujeng siang  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
Wilujeng énjing  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
Mangga  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
Hapunten  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
Wilujeng angkat  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
Punten  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Western dialect  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Banten  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Northern dialect  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Bogor  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Priangan dialect  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Bandung  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
40,000,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.57 %  
29

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
39.00 million  
22

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
Basa Sunda  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Priangan, Sunda  

French Name
télougou  
soundanais  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Sundanesisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  

History

Origin
c. 575  
5th century AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Sundanese  

Language Position
15  
14
42  
39

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Sundanese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
su  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
sun  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
sun  

ISO 639 3
tel  
sun  

ISO 639 6
tel  
sun  

Glottocode
telu1262  
sund1251  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Telugu and Sundanese Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Sundanese language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Sundanese language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of Sundanese language states that this language originated in 5th century AD. 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 Sundanese Language History.

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

Telugu vs Sundanese Difficulty

The Telugu vs Sundanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Sundanese 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 Sundanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Sundanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Sundanese time required is 40 weeks.

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