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Telugu and German


Countries

Countries
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
7  
8
4  
11

National Language
Germany  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
North Dakota, United States of America  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
Council for German Orthography  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
  • The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
  
  • 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
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages  
Tamil  

Derived From
Albanian Languages  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
19  
16

How Many Consonants
9  
1
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
30 weeks  
9
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
hallo  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
Danke  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
Wie geht es dir?  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
gute Nacht  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
guten Abend  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
guten Tag  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
guten Morgen  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
bitte  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
Verzeihung  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
Tschüs  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
Ich liebe dich  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
Entschuldigung  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Swiss German  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Switzerland  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00  
18
170,000.00  
39

Dialect 2
Swabian German  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
Germany  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
820,000.00  
26
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Texas German  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Texas  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
6,000.00  
35
30,000.00  
32

Total No. Of Dialects
28  
23
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
229.00 million  
8
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
1.39 %  
12
1.15 %  
15

Native Speakers
101.00 million  
10
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
128.00 million  
5
5.00 million  
29

Native Name
Deutsch  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

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

French Name
allemand  
télougou  

German Name
Deutsch  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Germans  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
6th Century AD  
c. 575  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Germanic  
Not Available  

Branch
Western  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German  
Telugu  

Language Position
9  
9
15  
14

Signed Forms
Signed German  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
de  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
deu  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
ger  
tel  

ISO 639 3
deu  
tel  

ISO 639 6
deus  
Not Available  

Glottocode
high1287, uppe1397  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
52-ACB–dl & -dm  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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All German 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 German and Telugu dialects. Various dialects of German and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of German are spoken in different German Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking German vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the German dialects include: Swiss German, Swabian German. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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German and Telugu Speaking population

German and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which German and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of German and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 % 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 German and Telugu on German vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

German and Telugu Language Codes

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

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