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Telugu and Tagalog


Tagalog and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Philippines   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Filipinos   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Australia   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee   

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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
  • The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  

Similar To
Tamil   
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
25   
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
5   
2

How Many Consonants
41   
30
18   
8

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Baybayin   

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
Kamusta   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
Salamat po   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
Kamusta ka na?   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
Magandang gabi   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
Magandang gabi po   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
Magandang hapon po   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
Magandang umaga po   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
pakiusap   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
pinagsisisihan   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
Paálam   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
Iniibig kita   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Batangas Tagalog   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Batangas, Gabon   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Bisalog   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Filipino   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
90,000.00   
30

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
73.00 million   
24

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
28.00 million   
29

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
45.00 million   
13

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
Tagalog   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Filipino, Pilipino   

French Name
télougou   
tagalog   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Tagalog   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Tagalog people   

History

Origin
c. 575   
1593   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indonesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Filipino   

Language Position
15   
14
58   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
t1   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
tgl   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
tgl   

ISO 639 3
tel   
tg1   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
taga1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
31-CKA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Telugu and Tagalog Speaking population

Telugu and Tagalog speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Tagalog languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Tagalog Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tagalog language is 0.42 %. 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 Tagalog on Telugu vs Tagalog where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Tagalog Language Codes

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

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