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French vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
32  
3

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
France  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Africa, Canada  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  

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.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Italian Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
6  
3

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
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
bonjour  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
Merci  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
Comment allez-vous?  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
bonne Nuit  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
bonsoir  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
bon Après-Midi  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
Bonjour  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
S'il vous plaît  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
désolé  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
au revoir  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
Je t'aime  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
Excuse Moi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Quebec French  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
39
6,200,000.00  
15

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
African French  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Swiss French  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Northeast France, Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
32
1,800,000.00  
16

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
25  
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
163.00 million  
11

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
15
1.12 %  
17

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
29
87.00 million  
11

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
français  

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

French Name
télougou  
français  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Französisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
c. 575  
9th Century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
Old French, Middle French and French  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Standard French  

Language Position
15  
14
13  
12

Signed Forms
Not Available  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
fr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
fra  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
fre  

ISO 639 3
tel  
fra  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
fras  

Glottocode
telu1262  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Telugu and French Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and French language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th 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 French Language History.

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

Telugu vs French Difficulty

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

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