Telugu national language and Telugu as a Second Language
Telugu speaking countries include both countries with Telugu national language and Telugu as a second language. Check if Telugu language is one of the Most Spoken Languages.
- Telugu is national language of Andra Pradesh, India.
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Second Language is a non-native language of the speaker, but used in the locality of that person.
- Telugu is second language of Karnataka.
The Telugu countries mentioned under Telugu Speaking countries are the countries where majority of people speak Telugu language.
Telugu as minority language
Countries with Telugu as minority language are also included in Telugu speaking countries.
- Telugu is spoken as minority language in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu.
Along with Telugu speaking countries check out Telugu speaking population. The language spoken by minority of the population of a territory is called minority language.
- Continent wise Telugu speaking countries mainly lie in Asia.
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Telugu Regulator and Facts
Many world languages have one or more language regulators. The bodies that regulate standard languages are usually called language academies. Official organizations that regulate Telugu language are Telugu regulators. Telugu is regulated by Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh. The regulatory bodies of Telugu lie in Telugu speaking countries. Some of the interesting facts of Telugu:
- 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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The Telugu language is derived from Sanskrit Language and is closely related to Tamil.