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Telugu and Sanskrit


Sanskrit and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

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.
  
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Old German Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
16  
13

How Many Consonants
41  
30
36  
26

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
20 weeks  
5

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
शुभः सायंकालः  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
शुभ दुपार  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
कृपया (kripayā)  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
39
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Not Available  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
0  

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
14.10 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
15
Not Available  

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
14.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
29
Not Available  

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Not Available  

French Name
télougou  
sanskrit  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Sanskrit  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
c. 575  
2000 B.C.  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
Vedic Sanskrit  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Sanskrit  

Language Position
15  
14
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
sa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
san  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
san  

ISO 639 3
tel  
san  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
telu1262  
sans1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Ancient  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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All Telugu and Sanskrit 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 Sanskrit dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Sanskrit language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Sanskrit Dialects are spoken in different Sanskrit speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Sanskrit Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Sanskrit Speaking population

Telugu and Sanskrit speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Sanskrit languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Sanskrit Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sanskrit language is Not Available. 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 Sanskrit on Telugu vs Sanskrit where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Sanskrit Language Codes

Telugu and Sanskrit language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Sanskrit Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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