Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Philippines
  
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 in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Baybayin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Batangas Tagalog
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Batangas, Gabon
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Bisalog
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Filipino
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
73.00 million
  
24
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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