The Kannada–Telugu script (or Telugu–kannada script) was a writing system used in Southern India. Despite some differences, the scripts used for the Kannada and Telugu languages remain quite similar and highly mutually intelligible.
Kannada-Telugu script
Telugu-kannada script
Copper plate inscriptions in Kannada–Telugu script
The Dravidian family comprises about 73 languages including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam. Satavahanas introduced the Brahmi to present-day Telugu and Kannada speaking regions. Bhattiprolu script introduced by the Satavahanas gave rise to the Kadamba script.[5][6][7] During the 5th to 7th centuries the early Bādāmi Chālukyās and Early Banavasi Kadambās used an early form of the Kannada script in inscriptions, called the Kadamba script.[8] The Kadamba script evolved into the Kannada script. When Chalukya empire extended towards Telugu speaking regions they establihed another branch in Vengi, namely the Eastern Chalukyas or the Chalukyas of Vengi who later introduced Kannada script to Telugu language which devloped Kannada-Telugu script. which was used between the 7th and 11th centuries CE.[1]
Kannada became a written language ahead of Telugu. Kannada produced many poetries during the eighth century under Chalukyas. Full-fledged literary works in Kannada appeared in the ninth century, two centuries later they became available in Telugu.[9][10][11] The earliest known Telugu inscriptions date to the 6th century CE. Telugu poetry began to appear in the 11th century.[12] Telugu writers waited until the 11th century because of socio-political factors (royal patronage, the influence of Buddhism and Jainism).[13]
Between 1100 CE and 1400 CE the Kannada and Telugu scripts separated from the Kannada-Telugu script. Satavahanas and Chalukyas influenced the similarities between Kannada and Telugu scripts.[14]
Comparison
Telugu Kannada comparison
The following sections visualize the difference between modern-day Kannada and Telugu styles.
Although the alphabets for Kannada and Telugu languages could have been encoded under a single Unicode block with language-specific fonts to differentiate the styles, they were encoded separately by the governments due to socio-political reasons. Both the script variants were added to the Unicode Standard in October, 1991 with the release of version 1.0.
Kadamba -> Old-Kannada -> Kannada and Telugu script
Copper plates in Telugu-Kannada script
Brahmi -> Kadamba -> Old Kannada -> Telugu-Kannada scripts
Inscriptions in Kannada-Telugu script
Kakatiya period Telugu-Kannada inscription by poet Nrusimha Rushi dating between 1295 and 1325 found on hillocks near Urs on the outskirts of Warangal.
13th-century Kakatiya era Bayyaram stone inscription found in Bayyaram mandal Andhra Pradesh.
Evolution and Development of Kannada-Telugu script
Development of Kannada-Telugu script
Evolution of Telugu-kannada script
Telugu Script Evolution - Brahmi to Vijayanagara script
References
^ abDiringer, David (1948). Alphabet a key to the history of mankind. p. 381.
^Salomon, Richard (1998). Indian Epigraphy. p. 41.
^Handbook of Literacy in Akshara Orthography, R. Malatesha Joshi, Catherine McBride(2019),p.29
^Salomon 1999, p. 35 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFSalomon1999 (help)
^The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing Systems by Florian Coulmas, p. 228; Salomon (1998), p. 40.
^Handbook of Literacy in Akshara Orthography, R. Malatesha Joshi, Catherine McBride(2019),p.29
^Salomon 1999, p. 35 harvnb error: no target: CITEREFSalomon1999 (help)
^"Epigraphical Studies in India - Sanskrit and Dravidian, Scripts used in India, Scripts Abroad". Retrieved 2013-09-06.
^Kumar, R. Krishna (2017-11-25). "Kavirajamarga, a tour with a difference". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
^"Aadi Kavi Nannaya's brilliant translation of the Mahabharata". The Hans India. 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
^"A sampler of the world's writing systems" (PDF). J. Marshall Unger Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures -The Ohio State University. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
^"Origins of Telugu Script". Retrieved 2013-09-03.
^"Evolution of Telugu Character Graphs". Retrieved 2013-07-22.
February 22, 2023
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The Kannada Telugu script or Telugu kannada script was a writing system used in Southern India Despite some differences the scripts used for the Kannada and Telugu languages remain quite similar and highly mutually intelligible Kannada Telugu scriptTelugu kannada scriptCopper plate inscriptions in Kannada Telugu scriptScript typeAbugidaTime period7th century 14th century 1 2 Directionleft to right LanguagesKannada TeluguTuluKonkani SanskritRelated scriptsParent systemsProto Sinaitic script a Phoenician alphabet a Aramaic alphabet a Brahmi script a Bhattiprolu script 3 4 Kadamba scriptKannada Telugu scriptChild systemsKannada script Telugu scriptSister systemsPyu a The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet IPA For an introductory guide on IPA symbols see Help IPA For the distinction between and see IPA Brackets and transcription delimiters This article contains Indic text Without proper rendering support you may see question marks or boxes misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Indic text Contents 1 History 2 Comparison 2 1 Consonants 2 2 Vowels 2 2 1 Independent vowels 2 3 Numerals 3 Unicode 4 See also 5 External links 5 1 Inscriptions in Kannada Telugu script 5 2 Evolution and Development of Kannada Telugu script 6 ReferencesHistory EditThe Dravidian family comprises about 73 languages including Tamil Kannada Telugu and Malayalam Satavahanas introduced the Brahmi to present day Telugu and Kannada speaking regions Bhattiprolu script introduced by the Satavahanas gave rise to the Kadamba script 5 6 7 During the 5th to 7th centuries the early Badami Chalukyas and Early Banavasi Kadambas used an early form of the Kannada script in inscriptions called the Kadamba script 8 The Kadamba script evolved into the Kannada script When Chalukya empire extended towards Telugu speaking regions they establihed another branch in Vengi namely the Eastern Chalukyas or the Chalukyas of Vengi who later introduced Kannada script to Telugu language which devloped Kannada Telugu script which was used between the 7th and 11th centuries CE 1 Kannada became a written language ahead of Telugu Kannada produced many poetries during the eighth century under Chalukyas Full fledged literary works in Kannada appeared in the ninth century two centuries later they became available in Telugu 9 10 11 The earliest known Telugu inscriptions date to the 6th century CE Telugu poetry began to appear in the 11th century 12 Telugu writers waited until the 11th century because of socio political factors royal patronage the influence of Buddhism and Jainism 13 Between 1100 CE and 1400 CE the Kannada and Telugu scripts separated from the Kannada Telugu script Satavahanas and Chalukyas influenced the similarities between Kannada and Telugu scripts 14 Comparison Edit Telugu Kannada comparison The following sections visualize the difference between modern day Kannada and Telugu styles Consonants Edit Kannada Telugu ISO IPA Kannada Telugu ISO IPA Kannada Telugu ISO IPA Kannada Telugu ISO IPA Kannada Telugu ISO IPAಕ క ka ka ಖ ఖ kha kʰa ಗ గ ga ɡa ಘ ఘ gha ɡʱa ಙ ఙ ṅa ŋa ಚ చ ca tʃa ಛ ఛ cha tʃʰa ಜ జ ja dʒa ಝ ఝ jha dʒʱa ಞ ఞ na ɲa ಟ ట ṭa ʈa ಠ ఠ ṭha ʈʰa ಡ డ ḍa ɖa ಢ ఢ ḍha ɖʱa ಣ ణ ṇa ɳa ತ త ta t a ಥ థ tha t ʰa ದ ద da d a ಧ ధ dha d ʱa ನ న na n a ಪ ప pa pa ಫ ఫ pha pʰa ಬ బ ba ba ಭ భ bha bʱa ಮ మ ma ma ಯ య ya ja ರ ర ra ɾa ಲ ల la la ವ వ va ʋa ಳ ళ ḷa ɭa ಶ శ sa ʃa ಷ ష ṣa ʂa ಸ స sa sa ಹ హ ha ha ಱ ఱ ṟa ra There is another legacy consonant ೞ ఴ ḻa used to represent ɻa but currently not in use Vowels Edit Independent vowels Edit Kannada Telugu ISO IPA Kannada Telugu ISO IPAಅ అ a a ಆ ఆ a aː ಇ ఇ i i ಈ ఈ i iː ಉ ఉ u u ಊ ఊ u uː ಋ ఋ r ɾu ೠ ౠ r ɾuː ಌ ఌ l lu ೡ ౡ l lu ಎ ఎ e e ಏ ఏ e eː ಒ ఒ o o ಓ ఓ ō oː ಐ ఐ ai aj ಔ ఔ au aw Numerals Edit Digit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Kannada ೦ ೧ ೨ ೩ ೪ ೫ ೬ ೭ ೮ ೯Telugu ౦ ౧ ౨ ౩ ౪ ౫ ౬ ౭ ౮ ౯Unicode EditMain articles Kannada Unicode block and Telugu Unicode block Although the alphabets for Kannada and Telugu languages could have been encoded under a single Unicode block with language specific fonts to differentiate the styles they were encoded separately by the governments due to socio political reasons Both the script variants were added to the Unicode Standard in October 1991 with the release of version 1 0 See also EditKannada inscriptions Palaeography South India Culture of Andhra Pradesh Literature Linguistic history of the Indian subcontinent Pallava scriptExternal links EditEvolution of Telugu Character Graphs Salankayana Telugu Kannada script Kadamba gt Old Kannada gt Kannada and Telugu script Copper plates in Telugu Kannada script Brahmi gt Kadamba gt Old Kannada gt Telugu Kannada scriptsInscriptions in Kannada Telugu script Edit Kakatiya period Telugu Kannada inscription by poet Nrusimha Rushi dating between 1295 and 1325 found on hillocks near Urs on the outskirts of Warangal 13th century Kakatiya era Bayyaram stone inscription found in Bayyaram mandal Andhra Pradesh Evolution and Development of Kannada Telugu script Edit Development of Kannada Telugu script Evolution of Telugu kannada script Kalyana Chalukya Kannada script Kannada Script Evolution Brahmi to Mysore Wadayar Kannada Telugu Script Evolution Brahmi to Vijayanagara scriptReferences Edit a b Diringer David 1948 Alphabet a key to the history of mankind p 381 Salomon Richard 1998 Indian Epigraphy p 41 Handbook of Literacy in Akshara Orthography R Malatesha Joshi Catherine McBride 2019 p 29 Salomon 1999 p 35harvnb error no target CITEREFSalomon1999 help The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing Systems by Florian Coulmas p 228 Salomon 1998 p 40 Handbook of Literacy in Akshara Orthography R Malatesha Joshi Catherine McBride 2019 p 29 Salomon 1999 p 35harvnb error no target CITEREFSalomon1999 help Epigraphical Studies in India Sanskrit and Dravidian Scripts used in India Scripts Abroad Retrieved 2013 09 06 Kumar R Krishna 2017 11 25 Kavirajamarga a tour with a difference The Hindu ISSN 0971 751X Retrieved 2019 01 22 Kavirajamarga Wikipedia 2019 01 21 retrieved 2019 01 22 Aadi Kavi Nannaya s brilliant translation of the Mahabharata The Hans India 2014 11 12 Retrieved 2019 01 22 A sampler of the world s writing systems PDF J Marshall Unger Department of East Asian Languages amp Literatures The Ohio State University Retrieved 2013 09 06 Origins of Telugu Script Retrieved 2013 09 03 Evolution of Telugu Character Graphs Retrieved 2013 07 22 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Telugu Kannada alphabet amp oldid 1140889900, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
