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Telugu and Hindi


Countries

Countries
Fiji, India   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
India   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

Interesting Facts
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
  • 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
Urdu   
Tamil   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
19   
16

How Many Consonants
33   
23
41   
30

Scripts
Devanagari   
Telugu Script   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
खेद (Khēda)   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Khariboli   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00   
2
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Marwari   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00   
3
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Bundeli   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Bundelkhand   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
4
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
380.00 million   
5
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
4.70 %   
5
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
260.00 million   
4
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
120.00 million   
6
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
हिन्दी   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
hindi   
télougou   

German Name
Hindi   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Hindustani people   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
7th Century   
c. 575   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Standard Hindi   
Telugu   

Language Position
5   
5
15   
14

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
hi   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hin   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
hin   
tel   

ISO 639 3
hin   
tel   

ISO 639 6
hins   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hind1269   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Hindi and Telugu Speaking population

Hindi and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % 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 Hindi and Telugu on Hindi vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hindi and Telugu Language Codes

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

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