Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Fiji, India
  
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 in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Khariboli
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
  
How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00
  
2
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Marwari
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
  
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00
  
3
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Bundeli
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Bundelkhand
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
4
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
380.00 million
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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