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Telugu vs Turkish


Turkish vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
11   
5

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Turkey   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Turkish Language Association   

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.
  
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Tamil   
Azerbaijani Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Turkish-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
60   
35
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
8   
5

How Many Consonants
41   
30
21   
11

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
Merhaba   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
teşekkür ederim   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
Nasılsın?   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
İyi Geceler   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
İyi Akşamlar   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
Tünaydın   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
günaydın   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
lütfen   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
üzgünüm   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
Hoşçakal   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
Seni seviyorum   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
Afedersiniz   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Azerbaijani Turkish   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
26,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Crimean Turkish   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
480,000.00   
29

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Gagauz   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine   

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
140,000.00   
26

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
75.00 million   
23

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
0.95 %   
21

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
Türkçe   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Anatolian, Türkisch   

French Name
télougou   
turc   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Türkisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Turkish   

History

Origin
c. 575   
c. 1350   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Turkic   

Branch
Not Available   
Southwestern(Oghuz)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)   

Language Position
15   
14
19   
17

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Turkish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
tr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
tur   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
tur   

ISO 639 3
tel   
tur   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
nucl1301   

Linguasphere
No data available   
44-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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Telugu and Turkish Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Turkish language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Turkish language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of Turkish language states that this language originated in c. 1350. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Telugu and Turkish Language History.

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Telugu and Turkish 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 Turkish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Turkish language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Turkish word for "Thank You" is teşekkür ederim. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Turkish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Telugu vs Turkish Difficulty

The Telugu vs Turkish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Turkish 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 Turkish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Turkish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Turkish time required is 44 weeks.

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