Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
South Africa
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
South Africa
Second Language
Karnataka
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Botswana, Lesotho
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Tamil
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Unjani
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Molo
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Ndicela
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
బై (Bai)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
South Africa
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
South Africa
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
télougou
xhosa
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
c. 575
16th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Signed Telugu
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
telu1262
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Telugu and Xhosa 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 Xhosa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Xhosa language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Xhosa word for "Thank You" is Ndiyabulela. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Xhosa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Xhosa Difficulty
The Telugu vs Xhosa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Xhosa 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 Xhosa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Xhosa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Xhosa time required is 44 weeks.