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Tulu vs Telugu


Telugu vs Tulu


Countries

Countries
India  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
India  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
-  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

Interesting Facts
  • Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
  • Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Kannada Language  
Tamil  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51  
30
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
19  
16

How Many Consonants
35  
25
41  
30

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Telugu Script  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Namaskara  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
Mast Upakara.  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
yedde rathre  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
yedde baiyya  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
yedde kaande  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
Daya maltadu  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
Barpe  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
Kshamisi  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Jain  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00  
99+
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Girijan  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
2.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million  
99+
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
1.70 million  
99+
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Tulu  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
-  
télougou  

German Name
Tulu  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈtulu]  
[ˈteluɡu]  

Ethnicity
Tuluva  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
14  
c. 575  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Tulu  
Telugu  

Language Position
23  
21
15  
14

Signed Forms
Signed Tulu  
Signed Telugu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tcy  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
tul  
tel  

ISO 639 3
tcy  
tel  

ISO 639 6
tcy  
tel  

Glottocode
tulu1258  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Tulu and Telugu Language History

Comparison of Tulu vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Tulu and Telugu language. History of Tulu language states that this language originated in 14 whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. 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 Tulu and Telugu Language History.

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

Tulu vs Telugu Difficulty

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

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