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Telugu vs Estonian


Estonian vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Estonia, European Union  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Estonia, Gambia  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Denmark, Russia, Sweden  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
Institute of the Estonian Language  

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.
  
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Finnish  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
9  
6

How Many Consonants
41  
30
18  
8

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
Tere  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
aitäh  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
kuidas sul läheb  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
Head ööd  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
Tere õhtust  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
Tere päevast  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
Tere hommikust  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
Palun  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
Vabandust  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
Head aega  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
ma armastan sind  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
Vabandage  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Keskmurre  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
39
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Tartu  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Georgia, South Estonia  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Idamurre  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
15
Not Available  

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
0.95 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
29
Not Available  

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
eesti keel  

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

French Name
télougou  
estonien  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Estnisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Estonians  

History

Origin
c. 575  
13th century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Uralic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Finno-Ugric  

Branch
Not Available  
Finnic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Estonian  

Language Position
15  
14
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Estonian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
et  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
est  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
est  

ISO 639 3
tel  
est  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
telu1262  
esto1258  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative  

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Telugu and Estonian Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Estonian language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Estonian language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of Estonian language states that this language originated in 13th century. 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 Estonian Language History.

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

Telugu vs Estonian Difficulty

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

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