Telugu Language

Dravidian language of about 83 million native speakers, official in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana; the most widely spoken Dravidian tongue.

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Telugu had 83 million first-language and 13 million second-language speakers at the 2011 census, making it the most widely spoken Dravidian language.
The first long inscription entirely in Telugu, from Kadapa district, dates to 575 CE.
It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Indian constitution, official in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.