Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino
  
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.
  
- "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
- "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Tagalog Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Spanish Language
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
Kumusta
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Kumusta
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Magandang hapon
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Magandang umaga
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Mangyaring
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
Paalam
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Mahal kita
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
patawarin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Bikol
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Hiligaynon
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
8,200,000.00
  
11
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Waray
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
2,600,000.00
  
13
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
90.00 million
  
17
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
45.00 million
  
23
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
filipino
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Pilipino
  
French Name
télougou
  
filipino; pilipino
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pilipino
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Not Available
  
Origin
c. 575
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Filipino
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
No Data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
fil
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
fil
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
fil
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
fili1244
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No Data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Telugu and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Filipino language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Filipino Difficulty
The Telugu vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.