Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Malawi, Zimbabwe
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Zambia
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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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.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Tamil
Zulu language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Zikomo
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Masana abwino
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
M'mawa wabwino
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Chonde
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
pepani
Bye
బై (Bai)
anatsanzikana
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Pepani
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
télougou
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Telugu people
Chewa people
Origin
c. 575
15th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Chewa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
telu1262
nyan1308
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Telugu and Chewa 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 Chewa dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Chewa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Chewa Dialects are spoken in different Chewa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Chewa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Chewa dialects include: Kasungu , Kikamtunda. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Telugu and Chewa Speaking population
Telugu and Chewa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Chewa languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Chewa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chewa language is 0.17 %. 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 Chewa on Telugu vs Chewa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Chewa Language Codes
Telugu and Chewa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Chewa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
