Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
South Africa
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
South Africa
Second Language
Karnataka
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Tamil
Dutch Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Dankie
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
goeie nag
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Goeie middag
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
goeie more
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
asseblief
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
jammer
Bye
బై (Bai)
Not Available
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Waddar
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Namibia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Cape Dutch
French Name
télougou
afrikaans
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Afrikaners
Origin
c. 575
17th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Germanic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Telugu
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
afrs
Glottocode
telu1262
afri1274
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic
Telugu and Afrikaans Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Telugu and Afrikaans greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Afrikaans language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Afrikaans word for "Thank You" is Dankie. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Afrikaans Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Afrikaans Difficulty
The Telugu vs Afrikaans difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Afrikaans Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Telugu and Afrikaans are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Afrikaans, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Afrikaans time required is 24 weeks.