Countries
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
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Interesting Facts
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
- 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
Bengali and Assamese
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
Not Available
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Baleswari
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Ganjami
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kosli
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
India
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak?
33.00 million
  
34
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
33.00 million
  
28
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
oriya
  
télougou
  
German Name
Oriya-Sprache
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Odias
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
3 BC
  
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 Odia
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
or
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ori
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
ori
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
ori
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
macr1269
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available