Countries
Japan
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Japan
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Palau
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
- 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
Korean Language
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kana
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Sanuki
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Kagawa
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00
  
28
Dialect 2
Hakata
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kansai
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
kansai
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
128.00 million
  
14
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
128.00 million
  
9
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
日本語
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
japonais
  
télougou
  
German Name
Japanisch
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
1185
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Japonic Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Japanese
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ja
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
jpn
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
jpn
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
jpn
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1643
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Not Available