Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
India
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
Similar To
Tamil
Munda Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Santali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
హలో (Halō)
Henda ho
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Adi Johar
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Cet’leka menama?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Boge Ninda
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Boge Ayup’
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
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Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Boge Setak’
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Not Available
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
Not Available
Bye
బై (Bai)
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I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
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Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
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Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Not present
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Not present
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
French Name
télougou
santal
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Santali
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Telugu people
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Origin
c. 575
20th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Santali
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
te
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
sant1410
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Telugu and Santali 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 Santali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Santali language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Santali word for "Thank You" is Adi Johar. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Santali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Santali Difficulty
The Telugu vs Santali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Santali 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 Santali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Santali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Santali time required is Not Available.