Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
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.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
215.00 million
  
9
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
télougou
  
bengali
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
c. 575
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Bengali
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available