Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Israel
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Israel
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Israel
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Poland
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
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.
  
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Aramaic Language
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Hebrew
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
שלום (Shalom)
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
תודה (Toda)
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
בבקשה!
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Israel, Palestine
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
9.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
4.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
5.60 million
  
27
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Israeli, Ivrit
  
French Name
télougou
  
hébreu
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Hebräisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
c. 575
  
1000 BC
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Canaanitic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Modern Hebrew
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Hebrew
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
he
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
heb
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
heb
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
heb
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
hebr1246
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
12-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic