Countries
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
Sweden
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Finland
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Antartica, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Interesting Facts
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
- 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
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Old Norse Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
hej
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
tacka dig
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
hur mår du
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
godnatt
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
god kväll
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
god eftermiddag
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
god morgon
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
vänligen
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
ledsen
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
hej då
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
jag älskar dig
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
ursäkta mig
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Dialects
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Gabon
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
6
Dialect 2
Dialects
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Georgia
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
2
Dialect 3
Dialects
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
France
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00
  
1
How Many People Speak?
15.00 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
8.70 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
Svenska
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
suédois
  
télougou
  
German Name
Schwedisch
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
13th Century
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Germanic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Swedish
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
Standard Swedish
  
Telugu
  
Signed Forms
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sv
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
swe
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
swe
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
swe
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
swed1254
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available