Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Iran
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Balochi Academy, National Languages 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.
  
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Kurdish and Persian
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
Salam
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
chone tao?
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
jawáin shap
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
jawáin begáh
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
jawáin sawáh
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Mihrabani kan
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
bebaksh / bebagsh
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
bye
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Tu mana doost biyeh
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
mana bebahgsh
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Southern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
7.60 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
7.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
Not Available
  
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
بلوچی
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Baluchi
  
French Name
télougou
  
baloutchi
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Belutschisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
  
Origin
c. 575
  
19th 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
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Balochi
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
bal
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
bal
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
bal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
balo1260
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
58-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available