Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
North Korea, South Korea
  
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
  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
The National Institute of the Korean Language
  
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.
  
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Chinese and Japanese languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Hangul
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
하십시오 (hasibsio)
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
안녕 (annyeong)
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Jeju
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
South Korea
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Gyeongsang
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
South Korea
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Hamgyŏng
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
China, North Korea
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
77.00 million
  
22
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
77.00 million
  
12
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
Not Available
  
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
한국어 (조선말)
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
  
French Name
télougou
  
coréen
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Koreanisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Koreans
  
Origin
c. 575
  
Before 1st century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Koreanic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Korean Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
ko
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
kor
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
kor
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
Kor
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
kore1280
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
45-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative