Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
India, No official status
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
India
  
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
  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
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.
  
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Maithili and Magahi
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Fiji Hindi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
40.00 million
  
31
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
40.00 million
  
24
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
Not Available
  
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
French Name
télougou
  
bhojpuri
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Bhojpuri
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Not Available
  
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
  
Bhojpuri
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
bho
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
bho
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
bho
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
bhoj1246
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
59-AAF-sa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available