What language is Telugu?
Q: What language is Telugu?
A: Telugu is an Indian language spoken in the southern part of India and the Peninsular part of Malaysia.
Q: What is the status of Telugu?
A: The Government of India has given it the status of a Classical language due to its age.
Q: How many languages are there in Proto-Dravidian?
A: There are 21 Dravidian languages in Proto-Dravidian.
Q: What group does Telugu belong to?
A: Telugu belongs to the Central group, which consists of ten languages, out of which only Telugu became a civilized language and the rest remained tribal languages.
Q: Who coined the phrase "Italian of the East" for Telugu?
A: British authors in the 19th century called Telugu, Italian of the East. It is believed that Italian explorer Niccolò Da Conti coined this phrase when he visited Vijayanagara empire during Vira Vijaya Bukka Raya's reign in fifteenth century.
Q: How old is Aitereya Brahmanyam?
A: Aitereya Brahmanyam dates back to 7000 years before CE.
