Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
India
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
India
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
NA
  
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.
  
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Bengali Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Gujarati-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
નમસ્તે (namaste)
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
કેમ છો (kem cho?)
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
બાય (Bāya)
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Kathiyawadi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Kharwa
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Not Available
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
60.00 million
  
27
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
50.00 million
  
22
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
Not Available
  
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi
  
French Name
télougou
  
goudjrati
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Gujarati-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Gujaratis
  
Origin
c. 575
  
15
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Old Gujarati
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Modern Gujarati
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
gu
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
guj
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
guj
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
guj
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
guja1252
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Telugu and Gujarati 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 Gujarati greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Gujarati language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Gujarati word for "Thank You" is ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Gujarati Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Gujarati Difficulty
The Telugu vs Gujarati difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Gujarati 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 Gujarati are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Gujarati, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Gujarati time required is 18 weeks.