Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
South Africa
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
South Africa
Second Language
Karnataka
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Tamil
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Unjani
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Molo
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Ndicela
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
బై (Bai)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Hlubi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
French Name
télougou
xhosa
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Telugu people
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
c. 575
16th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
isiXhosa
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
telu1262
xhos1239
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Telugu and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Telugu and Xhosa Speaking population
Telugu and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Telugu vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Telugu and Xhosa Language Codes
Telugu and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.