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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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