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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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