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Telugu and Amharic


Amharic and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Ethiopia   

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   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  

Similar To
Tamil   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Amharic-1.jpg#200   

Alphabets
60   
35
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
7   
4

How Many Consonants
41   
30
31   
21

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Ethiopic   

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
హలో (Halō)   
Selam   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
amesege'nallo'   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
Dehina newot?   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
Dehna dur   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
melkam meshe't   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
i'ndemin walu   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
i'ndemin adäru   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
i'bakwon   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
aznallehu   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
tschao   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
afekirishalehu   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
yiqirta   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Gondar   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Gondar   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Gojjami   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Ethiopia   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Showa   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Ethiopia   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
5   
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
18.70 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
0.37 %   
35

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
10.00 million   
23

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   

French Name
télougou   
amharique   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Amharisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[amarɨɲɲa]   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Amharas   

History

Origin
c. 575   
13th century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Ethiopic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
Ge'ez   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Amharic   

Language Position
15   
14
55   
40

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Amharic   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
am   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
amh   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
amh   

ISO 639 3
tel   
amh   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
amha1245   

Linguasphere
No data available   
12-ACB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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All Telugu and Amharic 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 Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Amharic Speaking population

Telugu and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Telugu vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Amharic Language Codes

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

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