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
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
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
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
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/T
Not Available
tel
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
tel
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
tulu1258
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.
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.