Countries
Philippines
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
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 in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Boholano
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Bohol
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Southern Kana
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
southern Leyte
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
North Kana
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
Not Available
  
80.00 million
  
20
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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