Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
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.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
6.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
Not Available
  
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
télougou
  
arménien
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Armenians
  
Origin
c. 575
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic