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Telugu vs 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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Japanese and Telugu Language History

Comparison of Japanese vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Japanese and Telugu language. History of Japanese language states that this language originated in 1185 whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Japanese and Telugu Language History.

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Japanese and Telugu Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Japanese and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Japanese and Telugu language. Japanese word for "Hello" is こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa) or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Japanese Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Japanese vs Telugu Difficulty

The Japanese vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Japanese Alphabets and Telugu Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Japanese and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Japanese and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Japanese is 88 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.

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