Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India, Manipur
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Tamil
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
హలో (Halō)
Khurumjari
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
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Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
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Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Nongale haugatl
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Chanbiduna
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Saobiganu
Bye
బై (Bai)
Chatcharage
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
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Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Burma, Laos
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Speaking Population
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
télougou
Meithei
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Meithei
Pronunciation
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Ethnicity
Telugu people
Meithei people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
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Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Standard Meithei
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
te
No data available
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
telu1262
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
omp
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Telugu and Meithei 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 Meithei greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Meithei language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Meithei word for "Thank You" is Yamna nungaijare. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Meithei Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Meithei Difficulty
The Telugu vs Meithei difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Meithei 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 Meithei are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Meithei, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Meithei time required is 44 weeks.