 | | Some Suggested Products in Å×·ç±× ¸» Á¦Ç° ¼Ò°³ ÀÛǰ °ßº» ¹ø¿ª Articles on Å×·ç±× ¸» Á¦Ç° ¼Ò°³ Telugu is spoken principally in the state of Andhra Pradesh, south-eastern India. With about 70 million speakers, it is the most widely spoken of the four major Dravidian languages of southern India, each of which is recognized as an official provincial language by the Indian constitution. The Telugu alphabet most closely resembles that of Kanarese, both of them having developed out of the Grantha script, which appeared in India about the 5th century A.D. Å×·ç±× ¸»°¡ ¸»ÇØÁö°í/´ÙÀ½°ú °°Àº ³ª¶ó¿¡¼ »ç¿ëµÇ´Â: ¹Ì±¹, Àεð¾Æ, ÇÇÁÖ (°øÈ±¹). Language Family Family: Dravidian ÀúÀÛ±Ç ¹× µîº»; Kenneth Katzner,
The Languages of the World,
Routledge¿¡ ÀÇÇÏ¿© ÃâÆÇµÊ. ÀÛǰ °ßº» ¹ø¿ª The ears delight in gentle harmonious songs and sweet words well ordered; the skin in like manner is gratified by coolness and soft touches; the eyes desire forms adorned with lovely hues and delicately proportioned; the tongue naturally is pleased with tastes astringent, pungent, bitter, salt, and acid; and the nose takes pleasure in grateful scents. But let us abhor the corporeal mansion that renders us subject to the five feelings perceived by the ears, skin, eyes, tongue, and nose. See that thou art a being distinct from these earthly ties; and thus shalt thou be happy, O Vema!
The Verses of Vemana
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