Countries
Philippines
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
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 in
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Baybayin
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bisalog
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Filipino
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak?
73.00 million
  
24
80.00 million
  
20
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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