Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Indonesia
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Indonesia
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
East Timor, Indonesia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
  
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 modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Malay language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Malay and Dutch Languages
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
Halo
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
Terima kasih
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Apa kabar?
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Selamat Malam
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Malam yang baik
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Selamat Sore
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Selamat Pagi
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
mohon Untuk
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
maaf
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
Selamat tinggal
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Aku cinta kamu
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Permisi
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Sundanese
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Indonesia
  
How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00
  
8
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Balinese
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
  
How Many People Speak
3,300,000.00
  
17
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Minangkabau
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Indonesia, Malaysia
  
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00
  
7
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
163.00 million
  
11
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
23.00 million
  
34
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
140.00 million
  
4
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Bahasa Melayu
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Bahasa Indonesia
  
French Name
télougou
  
indonésien
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Bahasa Indonesia
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Indonesians
  
Origin
c. 575
  
7th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Old Malay
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Indonesian
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
id
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
ind
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
ind
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
ind
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
indo1316
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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