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Cebuano and Telugu


Telugu and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Philippines   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Philippines   
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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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
Hiligaynon Language   
Tamil   

Derived From
Island of Cebu   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
19   
16

How Many Consonants
16   
6
41   
30

Scripts
Latin   
Telugu Script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks   
1
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hoy   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
Salamat   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
Maayong Gabii   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
Palihug   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
Ikasubo ko   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
Babay   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Bohol   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Southern Kana   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
southern Leyte   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
North Kana   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available   
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
0.32 %   
38
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million   
19
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
Visayan   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
cebuano   
télougou   

German Name
Cebuano   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Cebuano people   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
16th century   
c. 575   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano   
Telugu   

Language Position
62   
99+
15   
14

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
ceb   
tel   

ISO 639 3
ceb   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
cebu1242   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Cebuano and Telugu Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Cebuano and Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Cebuano and Telugu Speaking population

Cebuano and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Telugu on Cebuano vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Telugu Language Codes

Cebuano and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Cebuano and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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