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
Scripts
Baybayin
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
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
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
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
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 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
taga1269
telu1262
Linguasphere
31-CKA
No data available
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
Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tagalog and Telugu language. Tagalog word for "Hello" is Kamusta or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Tagalog Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tagalog vs Telugu Difficulty
The Tagalog vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tagalog and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tagalog is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.