Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Thailand
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Thailand
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
  
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.
  
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Lao Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Khmer Language
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Thai-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Thai
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
โปรด (Pord)
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Isan
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Isan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Northern Thai
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Northern Thailand
  
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00
  
13
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Southern Thai
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
  
How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00
  
8
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
20.00 million
  
37
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
40.00 million
  
15
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
ภาษาไทย
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
  
French Name
télougou
  
thaï
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Thailändisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
  
Origin
c. 575
  
1283 CE
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Tai-Kadai Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Tai
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Old Thai
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Thai
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Thai Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
th
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
tha
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
tha
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
tha
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
thai1261
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
47-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating