Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Zambia
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
  
- 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 language
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Chewa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Moni
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
Zikomo
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
Chonde
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
pepani
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
anatsanzikana
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
Pepani
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Kasungu
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
12.00 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
12.00 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
Nyanja
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
  
télougou
  
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Chewa people
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
15th Century
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Bantu
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Chewa
  
Telugu
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ny
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
nya
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
nya
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
nya
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nyan1308
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available