Vol. 4 No. S-5 (2022): Volume 4, Issue S-5, Year 2022
Articles

Characteristics of Telugu in Middle Dravidian Languages

Govindammal S
Department of Tamil, Ganesar College of Arts and Science, Melaisivapuri, Pudukkottai-622403, Tamil Nadu, India

Published 2022-05-29

Keywords

  • Telugu Language,
  • Literature,
  • Dravidan,
  • Sangam Literature

How to Cite

S, G. (2022). Characteristics of Telugu in Middle Dravidian Languages. International Research Journal of Tamil, 4(S-5), 12-16. https://doi.org/10.34256/irjt22s52

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Abstract

Telugu language can be mentioned next to tamil in terms of antiquity and pronuncication. Telugu is spoken in andhra pradesh and place like south africa in our indian country telugu is the second most widely spoken language  after hindi. It is a literary language like tamil. Those who study the reson for the name o this language will think in various ways that the word thrillingam was changed to telugu and it is also believed that the word ‘Tenuge’ which meens sweetness was given knowing that it was telugu. Many grammars have been written in the language from the western country. Northern Scholars, such as nannayapattar have written a number of literatures in this language. The language, which is spoken by more people than tamil is thriving with a variety of creativity. In terms of gender discrimination, telugu can be seen to be different from other dravidian languages the sound and writing script of the telugu language are considered to be the most excellent. The  people of chennai who migrated to places like sumatra and java are considered as telugus. That is why the telugu language is still existing as very prominent today. 

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