Countries
Israel
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Israel
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Israel
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Poland
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Aramaic Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Hebrew
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
9.00 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.40 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
5.60 million
  
27
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
hébreu
  
télougou
  
German Name
Hebräisch
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
1000 BC
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Canaanitic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
he
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
heb
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
heb
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
heb
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
hebr1246
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available