Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Burma
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Burundi, Gambia
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia
  
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
  
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.
  
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Kinyarwanda Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kirundi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
Bwakeye
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
Urakoze
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Urakomeye?
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Ijoro ryiza
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Mwiriwe
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Mwaramutse
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Ndagusavye
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Not available
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
N’agasaga
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Not available
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Not available
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Rwanda-Rundi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Ha
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Tanzania
  
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Shubi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Tanzania
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
8.80 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
8.80 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
Not Available
  
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
íkiRǔndi
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Not Available
  
French Name
télougou
  
rundi
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Kirundi
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
  
Origin
c. 575
  
1500
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Kirundi
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
rn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
run
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
run
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
run
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
rund1242
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Telugu and Kirundi 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 Kirundi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Kirundi language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Kirundi word for "Thank You" is Urakoze. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Kirundi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Kirundi Difficulty
The Telugu vs Kirundi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Kirundi 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 Kirundi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Kirundi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Kirundi time required is Not Available.