Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Total No. Of Countries
34
0
46
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National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Roman Empire
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Interesting Facts
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
- 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
Armenian
Tamil
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2460
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
719
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1741
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Bye
αντίο (antío)
బై (Bai)
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Waddar
Where They Speak
Greece
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
How Many People Speak
2,800.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Griko
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Italy
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
How Many People Speak
50,000.0026,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Mariupol
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Ukraine
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
13,000,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2538
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
13.00 million80.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.18 %1.15 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
13.00 million75.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
13.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ελληνικά
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
télougou
German Name
Neugriechisch
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[ˈteluɡu]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Telugu people
Origin
1500 BC
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Telugu
Language Position
7415
1
120
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Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Signed Telugu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
el
te
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ell
tel
ISO 639 2/B
gre
tel
ISO 639 3
ell
tel
ISO 639 6
ells
tel
Glottocode
gree1276
telu1262
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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