Telugu script
| Telugu script తెలుగు లిపి | |
|---|---|
The word 'Telugu Lipi' in Telugu script | |
| Script type | |
Period | c. 1300 CE–present[1] |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| Languages | Telugu Lambadi Gondi Koya Konda Sanskrit Saurashtra |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Egyptian
|
Sister systems | Kannada |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Telu (340), Telugu |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Telugu |
Unicode range | U+0C00–U+0C7F |
| Brahmic scripts |
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| The Brahmi script and its descendants |
Telugu script (Telugu: తెలుగు లిపి, romanized: Telugu lipi), an abugida from the Brahmic family of scripts, is used to write the Telugu language, a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as well as several other neighbouring states. It is one of the official scripts of the Indian Republic. The Telugu script is also widely used for writing Sanskrit texts and to some extent the Gondi language. It gained prominence during the Eastern Chalukyas also known as Vengi Chalukya era. It also shares extensive similarities with the Kannada script.
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- ^ "Evolution of Telugu Character Graphs". Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ^ "chart". Archived from the original on 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
