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Telugu and Igbo


Igbo and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Nigeria  

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  
Equatorial Guinea  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  

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 Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Not Available  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
8  
5

How Many Consonants
41  
30
28  
18

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
52 weeks  
12

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
kedụ  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
dalụ  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
kedụ ka ịmere  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
ka chi fo  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
mgbede ọma  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
ehihie ọma  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
ụtụtụ ọma  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
Biko  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
Ndo  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
Not Available  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
ngọpụ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Enuani  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
39
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Ngwa  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
1,500,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
15
Not Available  

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
29
Not Available  

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
igbo  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Ibo  

French Name
télougou  
igbo  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Ibo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[iɡ͡boː]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Igbo people  

History

Origin
c. 575  
30th Century BC  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Kwa  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Standard Igbo  

Language Position
15  
14
57  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
ig  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
ibo  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
ibo  

ISO 639 3
tel  
ibo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
telu1262  
nucl1417  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative  

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

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Telugu and Igbo Speaking population

Telugu and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available. 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 Igbo on Telugu vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Igbo Language Codes

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

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