Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Afganistan
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
Similar To
Tamil
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Telugu Script
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
హలో (Halō)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
బై (Bai)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Waddar
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Afganistan, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Pakistan
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
télougou
pachto
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Paschtu
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Pashtun
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Iranian
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
pash1269
Linguasphere
No data available
58-ABD-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Telugu and Pashto 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 Pashto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Pashto language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Pashto word for "Thank You" is (manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Pashto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Pashto Difficulty
The Telugu vs Pashto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Pashto 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 Pashto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Pashto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Pashto time required is 44 weeks.
