Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
  
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.
  
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Tamil
  
Romanian
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
Përshëndetje
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
Ju faleminderit
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Si jeni?
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
natën e mirë
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
mirëmbrëma
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
mirëdita
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
mirëmengjes
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Ju lutem
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Me fal
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
mirupafshim
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
unë e dua ju
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Më falni
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Gheg Albanian
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
20
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Tosk Albanian
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Arbëresh
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Italy
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
7.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
3.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
3.60 million
  
31
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
shqip / gjuha shqipe
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Not Available
  
French Name
télougou
  
albanais
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Albanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ʃcip]
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Albanians
  
Origin
c. 575
  
1462 AD
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Old Albanian
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Standard Albanian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
sq
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
alb
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
alba1267
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
55-AAA-aaa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Synthetic