Countries
South Africa
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  
- 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
Dutch Language
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Dutch Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
hallo
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
Dankie
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
goeie nag
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
Goeienaand
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
goeie more
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
asseblief
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
jammer
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
Not Available
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Namibia
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
19.00 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
7.10 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
10.30 million
  
22
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
Afrikaans
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
afrikaans
  
télougou
  
German Name
Afrikaans
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
17th Century
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Germanic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Western
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
  
Telugu
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
af
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
afr
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
afr
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
afr
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
afrs
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
afri1274
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
  
Not Available
  
Afrikaans and Telugu Speaking population
Afrikaans and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Afrikaans and Telugu on Afrikaans vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Telugu Language Codes
Afrikaans and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.