Telugu is a Dravidian language. It is the language with the third largest number of native speakers in India. Telugu is known as the "Italian of the East" since every word in Italian and Telugu ends with a vowel.
It is the official language of Andhra Pradesh,one of the largest states of India and the centrally administered Yanam district of the of Pondicherry. The mother tongue of the majority of people of Andhra Pradesh, it is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh,Karnataka,Maharashtra,Orrisa and Tamil Nadu. I
Telugu Script is derived from Bhattiprolu script.Telugu vocabulary has been influenced by Sanskrit and Prakrit. It is also influenced by Urdu.
Telugu pronouns follow the systems for gender and respect also found in other Indian languages. The second person plural is used in addressing someone with respect, and there are also respectful third personal pronouns pertaining to both genders. Telugu uses the same forms for singular feminine and neuter genders — the third person pronoun is used to refer to animals and objects.
