Nicolay Konti, an Italian scholar has said Telugu is the Italian of the East. That explains why South Indian Karnatic music is predominantly in Telugu. It has a lyrical quality inherent in the language itself. This is the reason why Telugu is more suitable for composing music. For the words borrowed from other languages also vowel is added. In fact, After Hindi, Telugu occupies the second place regarding the no. Of these 24 languages, Telugu is spoken by majority of the people. Dravidian language family consists of approximately 24 languages. These are Indo Aryan, Dravidian, Austro Asiatic and Tibeto Burman. ![]() ![]() Telugu belongs to the Dravidian language family. And it is also spoken in countries like Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius, America, England and France. Other than Andhra Pradesh, Telugu is also spoken mainly in the states of Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh. It is also spoken by nearly another 70 million people in other states of India and in other countries. Telugu is spoken by nearly 80 million people in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It has been hailed as the sweetest language by poets of other languages too. ![]() This is because of the melodious quality of the language. 1 Telugu Literature By Prof C Mrunalini Telugu, one of the four major South Indian languages is known as the Italian of the East.
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