Telugu Script

AbugidaIndia1300

OriginIndia

Earliest1300

TypeAbugida

About Telugu Script

One of the major Dravidian scripts, developed from the Kadamba and Chalukya variants of Brahmi. Known for distinctive rounded loops at the tops of letters. 56 characters in the traditional count, arranged by phonetic order. Over 80 million readers in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Inscriptions date back some 1,500 years.

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