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Telugu vs Urdu


Urdu vs Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India  
Pakistan  

Second Language
Karnataka  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  
India  

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  

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.
  
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  

Similar To
Tamil  
Arabic and Hindi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Ghaznavid Persian Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
10  
7

How Many Consonants
41  
30
40  
29

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)  
خوش آمديد  

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  
آپ کا شکریہ  

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  
گڈ نائٹ  

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  
سلام علیکم  

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  
گڈ آفٹر نون  

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  
گڈ مارننگ  

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  
براہ مہربانی  

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  
معاف کرنا  

Bye
బై (Bai)  
الوداع  

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  
مجھے تم سے محبت  

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  
معاف کیجئے گا  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Dakhini  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  
India  

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
39
11,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Hyderabadi Urdu  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  
India  

How Many People Speak
26,000.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Rekhta  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
South Asia  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
32
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
104.00 million  
15

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
15
0.99 %  
20

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
61.00 million  
19

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
29
43.00 million  
14

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)  
اُردُو  

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

French Name
télougou  
ourdou  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Urdu  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[ˈʊrd̪u]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Not Available  

History

Origin
c. 575  
12th Century CE  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Modern Standard Urdu  

Language Position
15  
14
20  
18

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Urdu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
te  
ur  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel  
urd  

ISO 639 2/B
tel  
urd  

ISO 639 3
tel  
urd  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
telu1262  
urdu1245  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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Telugu and Urdu Language History

Comparison of Telugu vs Urdu language history gives us differences between origin of Telugu and Urdu language. History of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575 whereas history of Urdu language states that this language originated in 12th Century CE. 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 Urdu Language History.

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

Telugu vs Urdu Difficulty

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

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