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Tulu and Telugu


Telugu and Tulu


Countries

Countries
India   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
India   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Kannada Language   
Tamil   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51   
30
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
19   
16

How Many Consonants
35   
25
41   
30

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Telugu Script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Namaskara   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
Mast Upakara.   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

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

Good Night
yedde rathre   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
yedde baiyya   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
yedde kaande   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
Daya maltadu   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
Barpe   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
Kshamisi   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Jain   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Girijan   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
1.70 million   
99+
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
Tulu   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
Not Available   
télougou   

German Name
Not Available   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Tuluva   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
14   
c. 575   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Tulu   
Telugu   

Language Position
Not Available   
15   
14

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
Not Available   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
Not Available   
tel   

ISO 639 3
tcy   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tulu1258   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Tulu and Telugu Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tulu and Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Tulu and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tulu are spoken in different Tulu Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tulu vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu, Jain. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tulu and Telugu Speaking population

Tulu and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tulu and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Tulu and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tulu language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Tulu and Telugu on Tulu vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tulu and Telugu Language Codes

Tulu and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tulu and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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