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Telugu and Konkani


Konkani and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
India   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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   
Govenment of Goa   

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.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Tamil   
Marathi   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
16   
13

How Many Consonants
41   
30
36   
26

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
Namaskar   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
Dev Borem Korum   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
kaso assa?   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
Rati Boren Zavonn   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
Sanj Borem Zavonn   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
Dis Borem Zavonn   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
Chike   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
Maf kor   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
Adeus   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
hav tujo mog korta.   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
upkar korxi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Antruz   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Goa   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

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
1   
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
7.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
7.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
Not Available   

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
Kōṅkaṇī   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   

French Name
télougou   
konkani   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Konkani   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
kõkɳi   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Konkanis   

History

Origin
c. 575   
1209 A.D.   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Kokani   

Language Position
15   
14
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
kok   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
kok   

ISO 639 3
tel   
kok   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
goan1235   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Telugu and Konkani Speaking population

Telugu and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 %. 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 Konkani on Telugu vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Konkani Language Codes

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

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