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Telugu vs French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
4  
11

National Language
France  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
Africa, Canada  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language  
Tamil  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
19  
16

How Many Consonants
20  
10
41  
30

Scripts
Latin  
Telugu Script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
Merci  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
désolé  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
au revoir  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00  
15
170,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
African French  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
16
30,000.00  
32

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
17
1.15 %  
15

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
5.00 million  
29

Native Name
français  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

Alternative Names
Français  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
français  
télougou  

German Name
Französisch  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
9th Century  
c. 575  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Telugu  

Language Position
13  
12
15  
14

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
tel  

ISO 639 3
fra  
tel  

ISO 639 6
fras  
Not Available  

Glottocode
stan1290  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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French and Telugu Language History

Comparison of French vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of French and Telugu language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on French and Telugu Language History.

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French and Telugu Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where French and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Telugu language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common French Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Telugu Difficulty

The French vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Telugu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare French and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.

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