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Greek vs Telugu


Telugu vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
4   
11

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Roman Empire   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • 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
Armenian   
Tamil   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
24   
6
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
19   
16

How Many Consonants
17   
7
41   
30

Scripts
Arabic, 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
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
αντίο (antío)   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Greece   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
2,800.00   
99+
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Griko   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Italy   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
50,000.00   
38
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Mariupol   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Ukraine   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
0.18 %   
99+
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
13.00 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
ελληνικά   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)   
télougou   

German Name
Neugriechisch   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
1500 BC   
c. 575   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Hellenic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Modern Greek   
Telugu   

Language Position
74   
99+
15   
14

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
el   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
gre   
tel   

ISO 639 3
ell   
tel   

ISO 639 6
ells   
Not Available   

Glottocode
gree1276   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a   
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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Greek and Telugu Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Telugu language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC 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 Greek and Telugu Language History.

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Greek 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 Greek and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Telugu language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Greek vs Telugu Difficulty

The Greek vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek 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 Greek and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.

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