Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Vietnam
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Vietnam
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Czech Republic
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Chinese Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Chinese Language
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
Xin chào
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
Cam on
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Bạn khỏe không?
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Chúc ngủ ngon
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Chào buổi tối
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Chào buổi trưa
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Chào buổi sáng
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
xin vui lòng
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Xin lỗi
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
Tạm biệt
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
tôi yêu bạn
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Xin loi
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Northern Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
North-central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Mid-Central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
91.00 million
  
16
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
16.00 million
  
17
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
tiếng việt (㗂越)
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
  
French Name
télougou
  
vietnamien
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Vietnamesisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
  
Origin
c. 575
  
c. 1440
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Austroasiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Standard Vietnamese
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Vietnamese sign languages
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
vi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
vie
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
vie
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
vie
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
viet1252
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
46-EBA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating