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Japanese and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Japan   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
60   
35
99   
40

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
14   
4

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Kana   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Sanuki   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Kagawa   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
1,000,000.00   
28

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Hakata   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Fukuoka   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Kansai   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
kansai   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
31   
25

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
128.00 million   
14

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
1.90 %   
10

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)   

History

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   

Language Position
15   
14
8   
8

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Japanese   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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Telugu and Japanese Speaking population

Telugu and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Telugu vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Japanese Language Codes

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

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