Telugu

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Telugu

Telugu (Telugu: తెలుగు) is a language spoken in southern India and parts of Malaysia originated from the mixture of Proto-Dravidian and Aaryan language Sanskrit. It is the official language of the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It is one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India. Telugu is the second most spoken language in India and 15th largest spoken language in the world. As it is one of the oldest languages in the world, the government of India gave it the status of a classical language.

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Telugu
తెలుగు
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The word "Telugu" in Telugu script
Native toIndia
RegionAndhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Yanam
EthnicityTelugu people
Native speakers
81 million (2011)[1][2]
L2 speakers: 11 million[1]
Dravidian
  • South-Central
    • Telugu
Early form
Old Telugu
Telugu script
Telugu Braille
Official status
Official language in
 India  USA
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 UAE
 Australia
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 Mauritius
 Fiji
 Malaysia
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 Myanmar
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 Singapore
 UK
 Italy
 Sweden
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 Israel
 Hong Kong
 Japan
 Kenya
 Tanzania
 Yemen
 Iran
 Germany
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 France
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 Canada
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 Spain
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 Trinidad and Tobago
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 Finland
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 Ireland
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 Greece
 Ghana
 Nigeria
 Libya
 Jamaica
 Romania
 Russia
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Language codes
ISO 639-1te
ISO 639-2tel
ISO 639-3tel
Linguist List
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Glottologtelu1262  Telugu
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In dark blue, Telugu is spoken by a majority. In light blue, it is spoken by a significant minority.
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