Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
India
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
India
  
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
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Kannada Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
Namaskara
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
Mast Upakara.
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Yencha Ullar?
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
yedde rathre
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
yedde baiyya
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
yedde madhyana
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
yedde kaande
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Daya maltadu
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Yenna thapu aandu
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
Barpe
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Kshamisi
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Brahmin tulu
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Jain
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Girijan
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
1.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
1.70 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
Not Available
  
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Tulu
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
  
French Name
télougou
  
Not Available
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Not Available
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Tuluva
  
Origin
c. 575
  
14
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Tulu
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
No data available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
tcy
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
tulu1258
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Telugu and Tulu 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 Tulu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Tulu language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Tulu word for "Thank You" is Mast Upakara.. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Tulu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Tulu Difficulty
The Telugu vs Tulu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Tulu 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 Tulu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Tulu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Tulu time required is 44 weeks.