Countries
Fiji, India
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
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 in
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Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
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
Dialect 2
Marwari
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00
  
3
Dialect 3
Bundeli
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
4
How Many People Speak?
380.00 million
  
5
80.00 million
  
20
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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