Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Spain
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
Hola
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
Gràcies
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Com estàs?
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Bona nit
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Bona tarda
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Bon dia
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sisplau
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Perdó!
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
Adéu
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
T'estimo
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dispensi!
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Caló
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
France, Portugal, Spain
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Valencian
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00
  
19
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Ribagorçan
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
9.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
4.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
5.10 million
  
28
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
català
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
  
French Name
télougou
  
catalan; valencien
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Katalanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Catalan people
  
Origin
c. 575
  
c. 1028
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Old Catalan
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Catalan
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
ca
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
cat
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
cat
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
cat
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
stan1289
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-e
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available