Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
Nigeria
Second Language
Karnataka
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
Yoruba Academy
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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Tamil
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Scripts
Telugu Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
e dupe
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
e kaasan
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
e kaaro
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Jowo
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
binu
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Waddar
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Nigeria
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Nigeria
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
télougou
yoruba
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Telugu people
Yoruba people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
No early forms
Standard Forms
Telugu
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Not Available
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
telu1262
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
Telugu and Yoruba 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 Yoruba greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Yoruba language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Yoruba word for "Thank You" is e dupe. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Yoruba Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Yoruba Difficulty
The Telugu vs Yoruba difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Yoruba 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 Yoruba are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Yoruba, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Yoruba time required is 30 weeks.