Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
India, Pakistan
  
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 in
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Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
154.30 million
  
12
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
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