Langenesis

Dravidian family

Telugu

1100 CE – today Living

Telugu (1100 CE – today) is a living Dravidian language. Lineage: Proto-Dravidian → Proto-South-Central Dravidian → Old Telugu → Telugu.

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Speakers
83M (83,000,000)
ISO 639-3
tel
Glottocode
telu1262

South-Central Dravidian. Covers Middle Telugu (~1100–1600) and Modern Telugu; Old Telugu is tracked separately. One of India's Classical Languages.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Dravidianc. 4,000 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  2. Proto-South-Central Dravidianc. 1,100 BCE – 0 CE
  3. Old Teluguc. 575 CE – 1100 CE
  4. Telugu1100 CE – today

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