Telugu-Kannada alphabet
The Telugu-Kannada alphabet is a writing system used in southern India. Despite, some differences, the scripts used for the Telugu and Kannada languages remain quite similar.History
The Dravidian family comprises about 73 languages including Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam. Saatavaahanas introduced the Brahmi to present day Telugu and Kannada speaking regions. During the 5th to 7th centuries CE the early Bādāmi Chālukyās and Early Banavasi Kadambās used early form of the Kannada script in inscriptions, called the Kadamba script. The Kadamba script evolved into the Telugu-Kannada script, which was used between the 7th and 11th centuries CE.
Kannada became a written language ahead of Telugu. Both Kannada and Telugu produced poetry during the eighth century. Full-fledged literary works in Kannada appeared in the ninth century, two centuries before they became available in Telugu. The earliest known Telugu inscriptions date to the 6th century CE. Telugu poetry began to appear in the 11th century. Telugu writers waited until the 11th century because of socio-political factors.
Between 1100 CE and 1400 CE the Kannada and Telugu scripts separated from Old Kannada. The Chalukya dynasty influenced the modern form of Telugu script and its similarity with modern Kannada script.Inscriptions in Kannada-Telugu script
- by poet Nrusimha Rushi dating between 1295 and 1325 found on hillocks near Urs on the outskirts of Warangal.
- 13th-century Kakatiya era found in Bayyaram mandal Andhra Pradesh.
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