1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Afganistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
1.4 Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Pakistan
1.7 Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
1.8 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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
1.9 Similar To
Tamil
Persian and Balochi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
3.3 How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
3.4 Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
3.5 Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
3.6 Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
3.7 Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
3.8 Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
(lotfan) لطفا
3.9 Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
3.10 Bye
బై (Bai)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
3.11 I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
3.12 Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Afganistan, Pakistan
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
170,000.006,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Afganistan, Pakistan
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
26,000.0021,000,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Pakistan
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
30,000.0095,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
80.00 million60.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
75.00 million60.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
(paṧto) پښتو
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
5.5 Ethnicity
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Telugu
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology