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Tagalog and Telugu


Telugu and Tagalog


Countries

Countries
Philippines   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Philippines   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Filipinos   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

Interesting Facts
  • In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
  • 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   
Tamil   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
25   
7
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
19   
16

How Many Consonants
18   
8
41   
30

Scripts
Baybayin   
Telugu Script   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Kamusta   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
Salamat po   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
Magandang gabi   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
Magandang gabi po   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
Magandang umaga po   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
pakiusap   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
pinagsisisihan   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
Paálam   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
Iniibig kita   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Bisalog   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Filipino   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Philippines   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
90,000.00   
30
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
73.00 million   
24
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
45.00 million   
13
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
Tagalog   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
tagalog   
télougou   

German Name
Tagalog   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Tagalog people   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
1593   
c. 575   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Filipino   
Telugu   

Language Position
58   
99+
15   
14

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
t1   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tgl   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
tgl   
tel   

ISO 639 3
tg1   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
taga1269   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
31-CKA   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Tagalog and Telugu Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tagalog and Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Tagalog and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tagalog are spoken in different Tagalog Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tagalog vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tagalog dialects include: Batangas Tagalog, Bisalog. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tagalog and Telugu Speaking population

Tagalog and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tagalog and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Tagalog and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Tagalog and Telugu on Tagalog vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tagalog and Telugu Language Codes

Tagalog and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tagalog and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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