Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Sweden
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Finland
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Antartica, Europe
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
  
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.
  
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Old Norse Language
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
hej
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
tacka dig
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
hur mår du
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
godnatt
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
god kväll
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
god eftermiddag
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
god morgon
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
vänligen
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
ledsen
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
hej då
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
jag älskar dig
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
ursäkta mig
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Gabon
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
6
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Georgia
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
2
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
France
  
How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00
  
1
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
8.70 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Svenska
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
French Name
télougou
  
suédois
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Schwedisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Origin
c. 575
  
13th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Germanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Old Swedish
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Standard Swedish
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
sv
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
swe
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
swe
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
swe
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
swed1254
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available