Statistics about Telugu Speakers
- Primary language in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
- Official Language of the Yanam District of the Indian Union Territory of Pondicherry.
- One of six languages designated as a classic language by the Indian Government.
- 4th-most-common language in India (after Hindi, Bengali, and Marathi)
- ~96M people speak Telugu worldwide
- ~83M as a first language
- ~13M as a secondary language
- ~94M people speak Telugu in India, <7% of Indian population
- ~81M as a first language
- ~12M as a secondary language
Telugu is the #1 spoken language in: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
It is the #2 spoken language in: Puducherry and Tamil Nadu.
Telugu Diaspora
Although not as a primary language, Telugu is spoken in many nations.
- United States (415K speakers, <1% of the population)
- Saudi Arabia (337K, <1%)
- Myanmar (139K, <1%)
- Malaysia (119K, <1%)
- Singapore (40K, <1%)
- Australia (35K, <1%)
- Fiji (33K, <1%)
- Mauritius (19K, <1%)
- Canada (16K, <1%)
- South Africa (5K, <1%)
Lutheran Study Bible Translation Project: Telugu Status
We need your help to finish this language. As you’ll see in the table at bottom of this page, all 66 books of the Bible have projected costs associated with them – this is the cost of completing the exhaustive 12-step process. Obviously, we’ve got a long way to go, but we are absolutely committed to finishing Telugu and the 14 other languages. Naturally, the timing is based on availability of resources and funding – but these will get done! Can you help us get there sooner?
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Telugu Progress Report
The table below shows the 66 books of the Lutheran Study Bible, as well as the approximate cost to complete each book’s 12-step translation process.
Note that we update our Telugu progress in this table quarterly.
