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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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