Telugu-Kannada alphabet
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The Telugu–Kannada script (or Kannada–Telugu script) was a writing system used in Southern India. Despite some significant differences, the scripts used for the Telugu and Kannada languages remain quite similar and highly mutually intelligible. Satavahanas and Chalukyas influenced the similarities between Telugu and Kannada scripts.[6]
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Telugu-Kannada script Kannada-Telugu script | |
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Script type | |
Time period | 7th century –14th century[1][2] |
Direction | Left-to-right |
Languages | Kannada Telugu Tulu Konkani Sanskrit |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Proto-Sinaitic script[a]
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Child systems | Kannada script, Telugu script |
Sister systems | Pyu |
[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. |
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