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Telugu and Swahili


Swahili and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
4  
11

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

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  
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)  

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.
  
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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Similar To
Tamil  
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
5  
2

How Many Consonants
41  
30
21  
11

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
36 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
Habari  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
Asante  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
Habari gani?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
Usiku mwema  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
Habari za jioni  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
nzuri Alasiri  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
Habari za asubuhi  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
tafadhali  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
pole  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
bye  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
nakupenda  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
Samahani  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Kiunguja  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Zanzibar island  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
39
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Kimrima  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Dar es Salaam  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Kimgao  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Kilwa  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
150.00 million  
13

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
15
Not Available  

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
15.00 million  
40

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
29
Not Available  

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
Not Available  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili  

French Name
télougou  
swahili  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Swahili  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Swahili people or Waswahili  

History

Origin
c. 575  
6th century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Not Available  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Swahili  

Language Position
15  
14
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
sw  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
swa  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
swa  

ISO 639 3
tel  
swa  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
telu1262  
swah1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
99-AUS-m  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Telugu and Swahili Speaking population

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

Telugu and Swahili Language Codes

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

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