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Telugu and Punjabi


Punjabi and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
2   
13

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
India, Pakistan   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Tamil   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
60   
35
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
9   
6

How Many Consonants
41   
30
41   
30

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
télougou   
pendjabi   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
c. 575   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Modern Punjabi   

Language Position
15   
14
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
pan   

ISO 639 3
tel   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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All Telugu and Punjabi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Telugu and Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Punjabi Speaking population

Telugu and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Telugu vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

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