Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Nigeria
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Gambia, Nigeria
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Nigeria
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
sannu
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
gode ku
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
yaya dai
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
mai kyau dare
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
barka da yamma
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
barka da rana
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
mai kyau safe
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Don Allah
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
yi hakuri
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
sai anjima
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Ina son ku
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
gafara dai
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Gaananci
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Kurhwayanci
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Niger
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Daragaram
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Niger
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
50.00 million
  
28
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
35.00 million
  
27
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
  
French Name
télougou
  
haoussa
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Haussa-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Hausa–Fulani people
  
Origin
c. 575
  
14
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Chadic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Hausa
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
ha
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
hau
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
hau
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
hau
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
haus1257
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
19-HAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Telugu and Hausa 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 Hausa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Hausa language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Hausa word for "Thank You" is gode ku. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Hausa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Hausa Difficulty
The Telugu vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Hausa 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 Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.