Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Karnataka
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
Similar To
Tamil
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
హలో (Halō)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
బై (Bai)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
télougou
tamoul
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Telugu
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
telu1262
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Telugu and Tamil 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 Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Tamil language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Tamil Difficulty
The Telugu vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Tamil 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 Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.