Countries
South Africa
  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
National Language
South Africa
  
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Karnataka
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
  
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
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
- 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
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Tamil
  
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Telugu Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Molo
  
హలో (Halō)
  
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
How Are You?
Unjani
  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Good Morning
Molo
  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Please
Ndicela
  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
  
బై (Bai)
  
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Excuse Me
Uxolo
  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
  
Waddar
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Thembu
  
Chenchu
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Hlubi
  
Manna-Dora
  
Where They Speak
South Africa
  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
20.00 million
  
99+
80.00 million
  
20
Native Speakers
8.20 million
  
99+
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
isiXhosa
  
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
French Name
xhosa
  
télougou
  
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
  
Telugu-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
  
Telugu people
  
Origin
16th Century
  
c. 575
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Bantu
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
  
Telugu
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
xh
  
te
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
xho
  
tel
  
ISO 639 2/B
xho
  
tel
  
ISO 639 3
xho
  
tel
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
xhos1239
  
telu1262
  
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Xhosa and Telugu 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 Xhosa and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Xhosa and Telugu language. Xhosa word for "Hello" is Molo or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Xhosa Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Xhosa vs Telugu Difficulty
The Xhosa vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Xhosa Alphabets and Telugu 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 Xhosa and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Xhosa and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Xhosa is 44 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.