Dravidian languages
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The Dravidian languages are a family of languages spoken by 250 million people, primarily in South India, but also in parts of North India, Bangladesh and Nepal, north-east Sri Lanka, and south-west P
A pentalingual highway sign in Kochi written in Malayalam, English, Hindi, Tamil and Kannada.
Language families in South Asia
The oldest known Tamil-Brahmi inscription, near Mangulam in Madurai district
Telugu language
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Telugu is a Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. Telugu is a classical language with a recorded history of at least 2
Dravidian languages
…Sri Lanka, and south-west Pakistan, with pockets in Afghanistan and Iran. The most commonly spoken Dravidian languages are (in descending order) Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam, all of which have long literary traditions. Smaller literary languages are Tulu and Kodava. Together with several smaller…
Telugu Talli Bomma (statue of Mother Telugu), the personification of Telugu language in Andhra Pradesh
Wall painting at a shop in India. It first shows the painted party symbols of all the major political parties in the region during the nationwide elections in India in 2014. It also has a Telugu inscription showing availability of political flags, banners, caps, badges and other election material.
Ancient Telugu Writing displayed at Telugu Museum
Old Telugu Script – Vishnukundina Indra Varma Sasanam 6th century