Countries
India
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
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 in
Tulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Jain
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Girijan
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.70 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.