Telugu script
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Telugu script is a South Indian abugida used primarily to write the Telugu language, characterized by its rounded, curvilinear letters and Brahmic origins.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Telugu-Kannada script | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brahmic script
ⓘ
abugida ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Indo-Aryan and Dravidian Brahmic tradition ⓘ |
| derivedFrom |
Brahmi script
ⓘ
surface form:
Bhattiprolu script
Brahmi script ⓘ Kadamba script ⓘ Telugu–Kannada script family ⓘ
surface form:
Telugu-Kannada script
|
| direction | left-to-right ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
conjunct consonant ligatures
ⓘ
consonant-vowel syllabic units ⓘ curvilinear shapes ⓘ distinct vowel signs for long and short vowels ⓘ inherent vowel /a/ ⓘ rounded letters ⓘ separate signs for aspirated consonants ⓘ separate signs for retroflex consonants ⓘ use of vowel diacritics ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeBlock | Telugu ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | developed between 6th and 10th centuries CE ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Telu ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
surface form:
Andhra region
Deccan Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Deccan region
|
| scriptFamily |
South Indian scripts
ⓘ
Telugu–Kannada script family ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphasyllabary ⓘ |
| sisterScript | Kannada script ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | modern form by 19th century ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlockRange | U+0C00–U+0C7F ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Dravidian language communities
ⓘ
Dravidian peoples ⓘ
surface form:
Telugu people
|
| usedFor |
administration in Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
education in Telugu-speaking regions ⓘ religious texts in Telugu ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Andhra Pradesh
ⓘ
Karnataka ⓘ Orissa ⓘ
surface form:
Odisha
South India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ Telangana ⓘ Yanam ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor |
Chenchu language
ⓘ
Gondi language ⓘ Koya language ⓘ Lambadi language ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ Savara language ⓘ Telugu ⓘ
surface form:
Telugu language
classical Telugu literature ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Telugu-Kannada script