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.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Urali
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
49.00 million
  
29
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
11.00 million
  
21
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
  
Origin
c. 575
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
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 1
te
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
nucl1305
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
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.