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
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  
- 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
Old German Language
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Prakrit 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
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
शुभः सायंकालः
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
कृपया (kripayā)
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Not present
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Not present
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
0
  
How Many People Speak?
14.10 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
14.10 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
sanskrit
  
télougou
  
German Name
Sanskrit
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
2000 B.C.
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Vedic Sanskrit
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Sanskrit
  
Telugu
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sa
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
san
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
san
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
san
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
sans1269
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Ancient
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available