Countries
India
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
  
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
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
  
- 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
Munda Language
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Henda ho
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
Adi Johar
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
Boge Ninda
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
Boge Ayup’
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
Boge Setak’
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
Not Available
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
Not Available
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
Not Available
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
Not Available
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
Not Available
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Mahali
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
India
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
6.30 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
6.30 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
santal
  
télougou
  
German Name
Santali
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
20th century
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Santali
  
Telugu
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
sat
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
sat
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
sat
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
sant1410
  
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