Telugu alphabet

The origins of the Telugu alphabet can be traced by to the Brahmi alphabet of
ancient India, which developed into an alphabet used for both Telugu and Kannada,
which in turn split into two separate alphabets between the 12th and 15th centuries
AD.

The earliest known inscriptions containing Telugu words appear on coins that date
back to 400 BC. The first inscription entirely in Telugu was made in 575 AD and was
probably made by Renati Cholas, who started writing royal proclamations in Telugu
instead of Sanskrit. Telugu developed as a poetical and literary language during the
11th century.

Until the 20th century Telugu was written in an archaic style very different from the
everyday spoken language. During the the second half of the 20th century, a new
written standard emerged based on the modern spoken language. In 2008 Telugu
was designated as a classical language by the Indian government.

Notable features
• Type of writing system: syllabic alphabet in which all consonants have an
inherent vowel. Diacritics, which can appear above, below, before or after the
consonant they belong to, are used to change the inherent vowel.
• When they appear the the beginning of a syllable, vowels are written as
independent letters.
• When certain consonants occur together, special conjunct symbols are used
which combine the essential parts of each letter.
• Direction of writing: left to right in horizontal lines

Used to write:
Telugu, a Dravidian language spoken by about 75 million people mainly in the
southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, where it is the official language. It is also
spoken in such neighbouring states as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Maharashtra
and Chattisgarh, and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.

There are also quite a few Telugu speakers in Canada, the USA, Malaysia, Mauritius,
Myanmar and Réunion.

Source: http://www.ethnologue.com

Telugu alphabet
Vowels
Consonants
Conjunct consonants
Other symbols

Numerals

Sample text in Telugu

Transliteration
Pratipattisvatvamul visyamun mānavulellarunu janmataḥ svataṁtrulunu samānulunu
naguduru. Vāru vivēdanāṁtaḥkaraṇ saṁpannulaguṭačē parasparamu
bʰrātṛbʰāvamutō vartiṁpavalayunu.

Translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed
with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of
brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

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Information about the Telugu language

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu_language
http://www.teluguworld.org/Telugu/telugu_history.html
http://www.engr.mun.ca/~adluri/telugu/

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Gurmukhi (Punjabi), Hanuno'o, Hmong, Javanese, Kannada, Kharosthi, Khmer,
Lanna, Lao, Lepcha, Limbu, Lontara/Makasar, Malayalam, Manpuri, Modi, New Tai
Lue, Oriya, Pallava, Phags-pa, Ranjana, Redjang, Shan, Sharda, Siddham, Sindhi,
Sinhala, Sorang Sompeng, Sourashtra, Soyombo, Sundanese, Syloti Nagri, Tagalog,
Tagbanwa, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tocharian, Varang Kshiti
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Padi =10 **1
Nooru =10 **2
Veyi =10 **3
Padi Velu =10 **4
Laksha =10 **5
Padi Lakshalu =10 **6
KOti =10 **7
Dasa Koti =10 **8
Sata Koti =10 **9
Sahasra Koti (Arbudham) =10 **10
Nyarbudham =10 **11
Kharvamu =10 **12
Maha Kharvamu =10 **13
Padmamu =10 **14
Maha Padmamu =10 **15
Kshoni =10 **16
Maha Kshoni =10 **17
Shankamu =10 **18
Maha Shankamu =10 **19
Kshiti =10 **20
Maha Kshiti =10 **21
Kshobhamu =10 **22
Maha Kshobhamu =10 **23
Nidhi =10 **24
Maha Nidhi =10 **25
Paratham =10 **26
Pararthamu =10 **27
Anantamu =10 **28
Sagaramu =10 **29
Avyayam =10 **30
Amrutam =10 **31
Achintyam =10 **32
Ameyamu =10 **33
Bhoori =10 **34
Maha Bhoori =10 **35
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