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Telugu and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

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

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

Alphabets
99   
40
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
19   
16

How Many Consonants
14   
4
41   
30

Scripts
Kana   
Telugu Script   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Kagawa   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00   
28
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Hakata   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Fukuoka   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Kansai   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
kansai   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
1.15 %   
15

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   

History

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   

Language Position
8   
8
15   
14

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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Japanese and Telugu Speaking population

Japanese and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Telugu on Japanese vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Telugu Language Codes

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

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