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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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