Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Portugal
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
United States of America
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
  
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.
  
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Spanish and Galician Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
Olá
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
obrigado
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Como você está?
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
boa noite
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
boa Noite
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
boa Tarde
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
bom Dia
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Por Favor
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
pesaroso
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
tchau
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Eu te amo
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
desculpe me
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Brazilian Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Brazil
  
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
European Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Portugal
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Daman and Diu
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
231.00 million
  
7
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
216.00 million
  
5
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Português
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Português
  
French Name
télougou
  
portugais
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Portugiesisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Portuguese people or portugueses
  
Origin
c. 575
  
3rd Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Portuguese
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Portuguese
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
pt
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
por
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
por
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
por
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
port1283
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available