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Hindi and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Fiji, India   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
India   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Oceania   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Central Hindi Directorate   

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.
  
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  

Similar To
Tamil   
Urdu   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
11   
8

How Many Consonants
41   
30
33   
23

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
नमस्ते (Namastē)   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
खेद (Khēda)   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
अलविदा (Alavidā)   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Khariboli   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
240,000,000.00   
2

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Marwari   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
22,000,000.00   
3

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Bundeli   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Bundelkhand   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
20,000,000.00   
4

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
380.00 million   
5

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
4.70 %   
5

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
260.00 million   
4

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
120.00 million   
6

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
हिन्दी   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli   

French Name
télougou   
hindi   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Hindi   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Hindustani people   

History

Origin
c. 575   
7th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Standard Hindi   

Language Position
15   
14
5   
5

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
hi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
hin   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
hin   

ISO 639 3
tel   
hin   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
hins   

Glottocode
telu1262   
hind1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
59-AAF-qf   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Telugu and Hindi Speaking population

Telugu and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Telugu vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Hindi Language Codes

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

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