Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia
Minority Language
South Africa
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
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- 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
Not Available
Tamil
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Thank you
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
How are you?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
I love you
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Dialect 1
American English
Waddar
Where They Speak
United States of America
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Chenchu
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
English
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Not Available
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
anglais
télougou
German Name
Englisch
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Not Available
Ethnicity
Not Available
Telugu people
Origin
5th Century AD
c. 575
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Standard English
Telugu
Signed Forms
Signed English
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
engs
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1293
telu1262
Linguasphere
52-ABA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Not Available