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Telugu and Cantonese


Cantonese and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Hong Kong, Macau   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
China, Guangdong   

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   
Hawaii   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division   

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.
  
  • Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
  • Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
  

Similar To
Tamil   
Chinese Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
28   
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
8   
5

How Many Consonants
41   
30
20   
10

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Chinese Characters and derivatives   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
10   
8

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
您好   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
谢谢   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
你好吗?   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
晚安   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
晚上好   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
下午好   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
早上好   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
请   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
遗憾   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
再见   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
我爱你   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
原谅我   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Guangzhou   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
outside mainland China   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Xiguan   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Hong Kong   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Hong Kong   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Hong Kong   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
16.00 %   
2

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
52.00 million   
21

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
Not Available   

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
Kwang Tung Wa   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese   

French Name
télougou   
Not Available   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Not Available   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 575   
17th century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Sino-Tibetan Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Standard Cantonese   

Language Position
15   
14
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
Not Available   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
Not Available   

ISO 639 3
tel   
No data available   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
cant1236   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Telugu and Cantonese Speaking population

Telugu and Cantonese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Cantonese languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Cantonese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cantonese language is 16.00 %. 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 Cantonese on Telugu vs Cantonese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Cantonese Language Codes

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

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