1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Karnataka
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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.
- Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
- The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
1.9 Similar To
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
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
హలో (Halō)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
బై (Bai)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Kongu
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
170,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
30,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
80.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
75.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Telugu people
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
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
7.5 Glottocode
telu1262
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
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
Not Available
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