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Telugu vs Danish


Danish vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
5  
10

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language 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.
  
  • Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
  • There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Norwegian and Swedish  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Old Norse Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
60  
35
29  
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
20  
17

How Many Consonants
41  
30
20  
10

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
Hallo  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
Mange tak  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
Hvordan har du det?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
God nat  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
God aften  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
God eftermiddag  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
God morgen  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
Please  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
Undskyld!  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
Farvel  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
Jeg elsker dig  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
Undskyld mig  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Scanian  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Sweden  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
39
80,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Jutlandic  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Denmark  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Bornholmsk  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Island of Bornholm  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
5.50 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
15
Not Available  

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
5.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
29
Not Available  

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
dansk  

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

French Name
télougou  
danois  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Dänisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Danish people or Danes  

History

Origin
c. 575  
c. 1100 AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Rigsdansk  

Language Position
15  
14
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Danish  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
da  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
dan  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
dan  

ISO 639 3
tel  
dan  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
telu1262  
dani1284  

Linguasphere
No data available  
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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Telugu and Danish Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Danish language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Danish language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of Danish language states that this language originated in c. 1100 AD. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Telugu and Danish Language History.

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Telugu and Danish 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 Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Danish language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Telugu vs Danish Difficulty

The Telugu vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Danish 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 Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.

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