Telugu
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| Telugu | |
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| తెలుగు | |
 The word "Telugu" in Telugu script | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Yanam |
| Ethnicity | Telugu people |
Native speakers | 81 million (2011)[1][2] L2 speakers: 11 million[1] |
Dravidian
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Early form | Old Telugu
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| Telugu script Telugu Braille | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  India
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | te |
| ISO 639-2 | tel |
| ISO 639-3 | tel |
tel | |
| Glottolog | telu1262 Telugu |
 In dark blue, Telugu is spoken by a majority. In light blue, it is spoken by a significant minority. | |
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| Constitutionally recognised languages of India | |
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| Scheduled Languages | |
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Telugu edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Telugu (తెలుగు) is a Dravidian language native to the South India. It is the official language of the 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.
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 Telugu at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019)
- ↑ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues – 2011". censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 2018-07-07.