Telugu diaspora

Telugu diaspora
తెలుగు ప్రవాసులు
Telugu Thalli, the personification of Telugu language
Total population
c. 1.5 – c. 2 million
 United States12,39,000[1][2]
 Saudi Arabia383,000[3]
 Myanmar138,000[4]
 Malaysia126,000[5]
 Australia59,400[6]
 Canada54,685[7]
 Bangladesh40,000[8]
 Singaporec. 40,000[9]
 Fiji35,000[10]
 United Kingdom33,000[11]
 Mauritius20,000[12]
 Bahrain18,700[1]
 Oman13,300[1]
 New Zealand5,754[13]
 South Africa5,000[14]
 Sri Lankac. 4,000[15]
Languages
Religion
Hinduism, Christianity, Islam
Related ethnic groups
Telugu people

The Telugu Diaspora refers to Telugu people who live outside their homeland of Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[16] They are predominantly found in North America, Europe, Australia, Caribbean, Gulf, Africa and other regions around the world. There are also few Telugus from other Indian states such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Odisha and Maharashtra, who live outside India. Telugus of Andhra Pradesh origin, living outside India are often referred as Non-resident Andhras (NRA). After the bifurcation of the United Andhra Pradesh, these are popularly referred as Non-resident Telugus.[17]

  1. ^ a b c "Telugu population figure worldwide". Ethnologue. March 2023.
  2. ^ "Almost Half Speak a Foreign Language in America's Largest Cities". 19 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Telugu-speaking South Asian in Saudi Arabia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  4. ^ "Telugu-speaking South Asian in Myanmar (Burma)". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  5. ^ "Telugu-speaking South Asian in Malaysia". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  6. ^ "Language spoken at home | Australia | Community profile". .id (informed decisions). Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  7. ^ "Knowledge of languages by age and gender: Canada, provinces and territories, census divisions and census subdivisions". Census Profile, 2021 Census. Statistics Canada Statistique Canada. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. ^ "In Dhaka Telugu Christians from Andhra Pradesh celebrate Christmas in extreme poverty". AsiaNews. 18 December 2018.
  9. ^ "STS WELCOMES YOU". 18 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Telugu-speaking South Asian in Fiji". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  11. ^ "Language, England and Wales: Census 2021". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  12. ^ "Telugu-speaking South Asian in Mauritius". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  13. ^ "2018 Census totals by topic – national highlights (updated)". Statistics New Zealand. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Telugu-speaking South Asian in South Africa". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  15. ^ Srinivasan, Meera (2017-12-23). "Beyond the Sinhalese-Tamil ethnic binary". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  16. ^ "Lok Sabha 2019: How the Telugu diaspora is pulling its weight in the two states". 29 March 2019.
  17. ^ "AP govt establishes 'Non-Resident Telugu Society'". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2021-07-16.