Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India, No official status
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
India
Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Tamil
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
హలో (Halō)
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
బై (Bai)
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Waddar
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
télougou
bhojpuri
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
Not Available
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Not Available
Origin
c. 575
19th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Telugu and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Bhojpuri language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Bhojpuri Difficulty
The Telugu vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.