Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Karnataka
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Tamil
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Thank you
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
How are you?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Night
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Good Morning
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Please
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Sorry
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
I love you
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Waddar
American English
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
United States of America
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
United Kingdom
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
English
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
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French Name
télougou
anglais
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Englisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Telugu people
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Origin
c. 575
5th Century AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Telugu
Standard English
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
telu1262
stan1293
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic