1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Andra Pradesh, India
1.4 Second Language
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
1.7 Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- 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.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
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
Telugu Script
Telugu Script
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
3.2 Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
3.3 How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
3.4 Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
3.5 Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
3.6 Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
3.7 Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
3.8 Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
3.9 Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
3.12 Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
170,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
26,000.0026,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
30,000.0030,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
80.00 million80.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
75.00 million75.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
తెలుగు (telugu)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Telugu-Sprache
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
Telugu people
Telugu people
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
Early Telugu epigraphy
6.3.2 Standard Forms
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
No data available
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
Not Available