1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Laos
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
1.4 Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Not Available
1.8 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.
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
Telugu Script
Thai and Lao Braille
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
హలో (Halō)
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
3.2 Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
3.3 How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
3.4 Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
3.5 Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
3.6 Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
3.7 Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
3.8 Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
3.9 Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
3.12 Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Laos
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
170,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Laos
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Laos
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
30,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
80.00 million25.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
75.00 million25.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
pʰáːsǎː láːw
5.5 Ethnicity
Telugu people
Not Available
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No Early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology