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Telugu language

Telugu (తెలుగు) is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is anofficial language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu, and is spoken in the bordering city of Yanam, in the neighboring territory of Pondicherry. According to the 2001 Census of India, Telugu is the language with the "second largest number of native speakers in India" (74 million), thirteenth in the Ethnologue list of most-spoken languages worldwide, and most spoken Dravidian language. It is one of the twenty-two scheduled languages of the Republic of India and one of the four classical languages

Etymology

The etymology of Telugu is not known for certain. It is thought to have been derived from trilinga, as in Trilinga Desa, "the country of the three lingas". According to a Hindu legend, Shiva descended as linga on three mountains namely, Kaleswara, Srisaila and Bhimeswara, which marked the boundaries of the Telugu country.Trilinga Desa is the land in between these three Shiva temples namely Kaleshwaram,Srisailam and Daksharamam. Trilinga Desa forms the traditional boundaries of the Telugu region. Telugu has also been known as "Tenungu", "Tenugu" and "Telungu," which were all popularized by Nannayya and Tikkana.

According to Marepalli Ramachandra Sastry, Telu means white and unga means plural in Gondi.

Phonology

With 56 letters [16 vowels and 36 consonants], Telugu has more letters in its alphabet than any other language. There were letters for sounds Al, Aluu, which were later removed from the alphabet.Every Telugu alphabet ends with an vowel which made it the sweetest language in India. Because of this it is coined the name "The Italian of the East"

Vowels

Vowels - acchulu (అచ్చులు)
అ (a)	ఆ (ā)	ఇ (i)	ఈ (ī)
ఉ (u)	ఊ (ū)	ఋ (ṛ)	ౠ (ṝ)
ఌ (ḷ)	ౡ (ḹ)	ఎ (e)	ఏ (eː)
ఐ (ai)	ఒ (o)	ఓ (oː)	ఔ (au)
అం (aṃ)	అః (aḥ)