Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Ghana, Ivory coast
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Ghana
Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Benin, United States of America
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Akan Orthography Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
Similar To
Tamil
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
meda ase
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
wo ho te sɛn?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
maadwo
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
maadwo
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
maaha
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
maakye
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
wae
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Kafra
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Me doכ wo
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
mepa wo kyɛw
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Ghana
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Akuapem
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Ghana
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Fante
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Ghana
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Akan
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
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French Name
télougou
akan
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Akan-Sprache
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Telugu people
Akan people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Akan
Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
telu1262
akan1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Telugu and Akan 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 Telugu and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Telugu and Akan Speaking population
Telugu and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Telugu and Akan on Telugu vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Akan Language Codes
Telugu and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.