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Telugu and Bengali


Bengali and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
4  
11

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

Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
60  
35
51  
30

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
11  
8

How Many Consonants
41  
30
40  
29

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Chakma  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Bangladesh, Burma, India  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
39
330,000.00  
36

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Hajong  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Bangladesh, India  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
71,000.00  
36

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Rarhi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
India  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
215.00 million  
9

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
15
3.11 %  
8

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)  

History

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  

Language Position
15  
14
4  
4

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  

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

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Telugu and Bengali Speaking population

Telugu and Bengali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Bengali languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Bengali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 %. 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 Bengali on Telugu vs Bengali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Bengali Language Codes

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

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