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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
46
About Bhojpuri Language
0 46
1.3 National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Karnataka
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 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.
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
1.9 Similar To
Tamil
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
60247
About Irish Language
18 247
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
1912
About Hebrew Language
0 32
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
4118
About German Language
9 60
2.4 Scripts
Telugu Script
Tamil
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
33
About Bengali Language
2 12
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
About Cebuano Language
3 88
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
హలో (Halō)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
బై (Bai)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Waddar
Kongu
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Kongu
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
170,000.00NA
About Macedonian Language
1.5 960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Chenchu
Madurai Tamil
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
26,000.00NA
About Dzongkha Language
700 80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
30,000.00NA
About Romanian Language
1400 96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
3810
About Sanskrit Language
0 188
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
80.00 million78.00 million
About Abkhaz Language
0.13 1200
5.2 Speaking Population
1.15 %1.06 %
About Xhosa Language
0.11 89
5.3 Native Speakers
75.00 million70.00 million
About Abkhaz Language
0.13 873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.00 million8.00 million
About Finnish Language
0.01 400
5.3.2 Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
தமிழ்
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
télougou
tamoul
5.3.5 German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Tamil
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
5.5 Ethnicity
Telugu people
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
c. 575
300 BC
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Telugu
Modern Tamil
6.3.3 Language Position
1518
About Chinese Language
1 120
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
6.4 Scope
Individual
Individual
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
te
ta
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
tel
tam
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
tel
tam
7.3 ISO 639 3
tel
tam
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
7.5 Glottocode
telu1262
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Living
Living
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available

Telugu and Tamil Alphabets

Telugu and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Telugu and Tamil. In Telugu Alphabets there are 60 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Telugu and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Telugu and Tamil languages. The Telugu phonology consist Telugu vowels and Telugu consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Telugu greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Telugu and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Telugu and Tamil Speaking population

Telugu and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Telugu vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Tamil Language Codes

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