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Telugu Language



Countries
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Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam 0

Total No. Of Countries
4 11

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India 0

Second Language
Karnataka 0

Speaking Continents
Asia 0

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu 0

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh 0

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.
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Similar To
Tamil 0

Derived From
Sanskrit Language 0

Alphabets
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Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200 0

Alphabets
60 35

Phonology
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How Many Vowels
19 16

How Many Consonants
41 30

Scripts
Telugu Script 0

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal 0

Hard to Learn
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Language Levels
3 2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks 11

Greetings
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Hello
హలో (Halō) 0

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu) 0

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?) 0

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri) 0

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ) 0

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ) 0

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ) 0

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi) 0

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli) 0

Bye
బై (Bai) 0

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu) 0

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi) 0

Dialects
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Dialect 1
Waddar 0

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra 0

How Many People Speak
170,000.00 39

Dialect 2
Chenchu 0

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa 0

How Many People Speak
26,000.00 41

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora 0

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu 0

How Many People Speak
30,000.00 32

Total No. Of Dialects
38 28

How Many People Speak
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How Many People Speak?
80.00 million 20

Speaking Population
1.15 % 15

Native Speakers
75.00 million 14

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million 29

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu) 0

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan 0

French Name
télougou 0

German Name
Telugu-Sprache 0

Pronunciation
Not Available 0

Ethnicity
Telugu people 0

History
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Origin
c. 575 0

Language Family
Dravidian Family 0

Subgroup
Not Available 0

Branch
Not Available 0

Language Forms
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Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy 0

Standard Forms
Telugu 0

Language Position
15 14

Signed Forms
Not Available 0

Scope
Individual 0

Code
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ISO 639 1
te 0

ISO 639 2
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ISO 639 2/T
tel 0

ISO 639 2/B
tel 0

ISO 639 3
tel 0

ISO 639 6
Not Available 0

Glottocode
telu1262 0

Linguasphere
No data available 0

Types of Language
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Language Type
Living 0

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb 0

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available 0

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Origin of Telugu language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Telugu language is one of the Most Spoken Languages. The origin of Telugu language states that it was put to use in c. 575. The history of Telugu language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Telugu Language History.The evolution of Telugu language began with early forms such as Early Telugu epigraphy. Telugu is the standard form of Telugu language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Telugu Language.

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Telugu population

Telugu population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Telugu language. Telugu language is spoken by 80.00 million people in the world. Most of the Telugu population lies in the Telugu Speaking Countries. Telugu language is spoken as first language by 75.00 million people and as second language by about 5.00 million people. Get to know Telugu speaking population in detail.

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Telugu writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Telugu writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Telugu language. Some languages share common writing systems. Telugu Script script is used by Telugu language. Learn more about . 

Information about Telugu language

Check out all the information about Telugu language here. You may find it interesting to learn Telugu Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Telugu Speaking Countries, Telugu speaking continents and Telugu Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Telugu countries knowing common Telugu Greetings will help you in communicating with Telugu people.

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