Telugu
Reference material, with every source named. Our own communities are further down the page.
Endangerment status
Not endangered
Children are still learning this language at home.
Source: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master)
ISO 639-3 tel · ISO 639-1 te · Glottocode telu1262
Speakers at home
The census counts this language on its own, so these figures are for it alone.
By state
- Texas86,183limited English 14,375
- California76,092limited English 11,269
- New Jersey42,514limited English 7,375
- Virginia25,958limited English 3,917
- North Carolina25,058limited English 5,548
- Georgia24,972limited English 4,360
- Illinois24,426limited English 4,153
- Washington19,666limited English 3,817
- Florida17,422limited English 3,431
- Pennsylvania16,745limited English 3,130
- Michigan16,511limited English 3,588
- Ohio15,482limited English 3,254
- Maryland12,564limited English 1,982
- Massachusetts12,507limited English 2,589
- New York10,369limited English 1,866
- Arizona9,476limited English 1,650
- Missouri7,853limited English 1,676
- Minnesota6,241limited English 1,329
- Tennessee5,438limited English 1,192
- Indiana5,144limited English 1,114
- Connecticut4,592limited English 714
- Colorado4,239limited English 804
- Kansas4,150limited English 819
- Oregon3,853limited English 647
- Wisconsin3,715limited English 538
- South Carolina3,447limited English 638
- Iowa2,411limited English 678
- Arkansas2,406limited English 543
- Kentucky2,261limited English 521
- Delaware2,051limited English 464
- Nevada1,998limited English 503
- Nebraska1,919limited English 311
- New Hampshire1,724limited English 382
- Utah1,620limited English 231
- Alabama1,542limited English 192
- Rhode Island1,387limited English 137
- Louisiana1,229limited English 90
- Oklahoma1,229limited English 189
- New Mexico567limited English 77
- Idaho523limited English 30
- Mississippi412limited English 77
- North Dakota345limited English 38
- West Virginia330limited English 37
- Wyoming236limited English 22
- South Dakota201limited English 34
- Vermont180limited English 0
- Maine98limited English 0
- Hawaii71limited English 5
- Montana47limited English 8
- Alaska44limited English 44
By city
- Charlotte7,313limited English 4,074
- San Jose7,077limited English 306
- Houston6,886limited English 1,814
- Phoenix4,634limited English 730
- San Diego3,533limited English 380
- Columbus3,478limited English 1,083
- Los Angeles3,040limited English 66
- New York City2,924limited English 357
- Chicago2,734limited English 42
- Dallas2,079limited English 56
- Seattle1,812limited English 0
- Boston876limited English 192
- Sacramento856limited English 98
- Philadelphia240limited English 53
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year. The second figure counts people who speak English less than “very well”.
The census publishes this table for every state but for only a handful of cities. A city missing from this list is one it does not publish, not one where nobody speaks the language.
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Ten small things, each answerable in under a minute by anyone who speaks the language. You do not need to prepare, and you do not have to do them in order.
- A greetingnone yet
How do you greet someone, and how do they answer?
- Numbersnone yet
Count from one to ten.
- Familynone yet
The words for mother, father, grandmother, grandfather, child.
- Saying goodbyenone yet
How did the oldest person you knew say goodbye?
- Foodnone yet
Name a dish and say how it is made.
- Weather and seasonsnone yet
Describe today’s weather, then name the seasons.
- A place namenone yet
The name of your home place in this language, and what it means.
- A proverbnone yet
A saying that does not translate well. Say it, then explain it.
- A song for a childnone yet
Sing something that was sung to you.
- A storynone yet
A story you were told as a child. Take as long as you need.
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Communities on CultureMesh
- Telugu speakers in Houstonno members yet
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CultureMesh, "Telugu" language page (https://culturemesh.com/languages/telugu-15). Endangerment status: Glottolog (glottolog-cldf, master). Speakers at home: US Census Bureau, ACS table B16001 (via Census Reporter), ACS 2024 5-year.