Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Macedonia
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Albania, Romania, Serbia
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"
  
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 are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
- The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Macedonian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
Здраво (Zdravo)
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
Благодарам (Blagodaram)
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Како си? (Kako si?)
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Добар ден (Dobar den)
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Ве молиме (Ve molime)
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
жал (žal)
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
Чао (Čao)
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Те сакам (Te sakam)
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Torlakian
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Debar
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Macedonia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Galičnik
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Macedonia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
2.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
2.50 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
Not Available
  
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic
  
French Name
télougou
  
macédonien
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Makedonisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Macedonians
  
Origin
c. 575
  
2200 BC
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Slavic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Southern
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Macedonian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Macedonian Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
mk
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
mkd
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
mac
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
mkd
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
mace1250
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
53-AAA-ha
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic