Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India
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
Not Available
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.
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
Similar To
Tamil
Bengali and Assamese
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
హలో (Halō)
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Not Available
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
Bye
బై (Bai)
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
Dialect 1
Waddar
Baleswari
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Ganjami
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Kosli
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
India
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
French Name
télougou
oriya
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Oriya-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Odias
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Standard Odia
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
macr1269
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Telugu and Oriya Speaking population
Telugu and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Telugu vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Oriya Language Codes
Telugu and Oriya language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Oriya Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.