Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Karnataka
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
హలో (Halō)
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
kerala
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
télougou
kannada
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Kannada
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Kannadiga
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Telugu
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Telugu and Kannada 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 Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Kannada language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Kannada Difficulty
The Telugu vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Kannada 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 Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.