Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Philippines
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Philippines
Second Language
Karnataka
Filipinos
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Australia
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
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.
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
Similar To
Tamil
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Baybayin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
Salamat po
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Kamusta ka na?
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Magandang gabi
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Magandang gabi po
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Magandang hapon po
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Magandang umaga po
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
pakiusap
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
pinagsisisihan
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Iniibig kita
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
Dialect 1
Waddar
Batangas Tagalog
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Batangas, Gabon
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Chenchu
Bisalog
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Philippines
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Filipino
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Philippines
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Tagalog
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Filipino, Pilipino
French Name
télougou
tagalog
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Tagalog
Pronunciation
Not Available
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Tagalog people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indonesian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
Standard Forms
Telugu
Filipino
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
taga1269
Linguasphere
No data available
31-CKA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Telugu and Tagalog 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 Tagalog greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Tagalog language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Tagalog word for "Thank You" is Salamat po. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Tagalog Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Tagalog Difficulty
The Telugu vs Tagalog difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Tagalog 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 Tagalog are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Tagalog, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Tagalog time required is 44 weeks.