Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Japan
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Japan
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Pacific
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Palau
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Korean Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Kana
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
ありがとう (Arigatō)
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
おはよう (Ohayō)
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
さようなら (Sayōnara)
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
すみません (Sumimasen)
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Sanuki
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Kagawa
  
How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00
  
28
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Hakata
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Fukuoka
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Kansai
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
kansai
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
128.00 million
  
14
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
128.00 million
  
9
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
Not Available
  
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
日本語
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Not Available
  
French Name
télougou
  
japonais
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Japanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Japanese (Yamato)
  
Origin
c. 575
  
1185
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Japonic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Japanese
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Japanese
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
ja
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
jpn
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
jpn
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
jpn
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
nucl1643
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
45-CAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic