Language/Telugu
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Facts about Telugu
- Language code (ISO 639-3):
tel
- Autonyms (how to write "Telugu" in Telugu):
తెలుగు
- Other names for "Telugu":
Andhra, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan ("Gentoo")
- The Telugu language is spoken in:
India
Telugu is a Dravidian language spoken by Telugu people predominantly living in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language. It stands alongside Hindi and Bengali as one of the few languages with primary official language status in more than one Indian state.
Telugu is also an official language in the Yanam district of Puducherry and a linguistic minority in the states of Odisha, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is one of six languages designated a classical language of India by the country's government.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telugu_language
Telugu Dictionaries
• Andhrabharati: English-Telugu dictionaries
• En2Te: English-Telugu dictionary (Charles Philip Brown)
• TamilCube: English-Telugu dictionary
• Goethe-Verlag: Telugu-English common phrases & illustrated vocabulary (+ audio)
• Vāviḷla nighaṇṭuvu వావిళ్ల నిఘంటువు Telugu dictionary (1949): I & II - III
• English-Telugu dictionary by Patrika Padakosam (2004)
• Telugu-English dictionary by John Gwynn (1991)
• Little master's English-Telugu dictionary by S. K. Venkatacharyulu (1992)
• Telugu dictionary by Arthur Galletti di Cadilhac (1935) [[new.htm|[[File:../images/newlink.gif|class=img-0|what's new?]]]]
• Glossary of scientific terms in Telugu (1936)
• Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown (1903)
• English-Telugu dictionary by Paluri Sankaranarayana (1900)
• Anglo-Telugu dictionary by Peter Percival (1861) Latin & Telugu characters
• Dictionary of the mixed dialects and foreign words used in Telugu, by Charles Philip Brown (1857)
• Dictionary of the Teloogoo language commonly termed the Gentoo, by Alexander Duncan Campbell (1848)
• Collection of telugu proverbs (1868)
Sources
https://www.lexilogos.com/english/telugu_dictionary.htm