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
Scripts
Devanagari
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
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 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
sans1269
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Ancient
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Sanskrit and Telugu language. Sanskrit word for "Hello" is नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ) or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Sanskrit Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Sanskrit vs Telugu Difficulty
The Sanskrit vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Sanskrit and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Sanskrit is 20 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.