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Telugu vs Hindi


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Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
Fiji, India  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
India  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

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  
Central Hindi Directorate  

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.
  
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Urdu  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
11  
8

How Many Consonants
41  
30
33  
23

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
नमस्ते (Namastē)  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
खेद (Khēda)  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
अलविदा (Alavidā)  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Khariboli  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
39
240,000,000.00  
2

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Marwari  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Bundeli  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Bundelkhand  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
32
20,000,000.00  
4

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
380.00 million  
5

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
15
4.70 %  
5

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
260.00 million  
4

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
29
120.00 million  
6

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
हिन्दी  

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli  

French Name
télougou  
hindi  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Hindi  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Hindustani people  

History

Origin
c. 575  
7th Century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Standard Hindi  

Language Position
15  
14
5  
5

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
hi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
hin  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
hin  

ISO 639 3
tel  
hin  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
hins  

Glottocode
telu1262  
hind1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-qf  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Telugu and Hindi Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Hindi language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Hindi language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of Hindi language states that this language originated in 7th 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 Hindi Language History.

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

Telugu vs Hindi Difficulty

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

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