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