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Telugu is a Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language.

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ISO 639-3 Code
tel 1
Speaker Count
96,000,000 1
2011 census total, combining 83 million native speakers with 13 million second-language speakers.
Region
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka 1
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1. Wikipedia: Telugu Language
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Telugu ... is a Dravidian language native to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, where it is also the official language.
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1. Wikipedia: Telugu Language
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tel
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1. Wikipedia: Telugu Language
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Native Speakers: 83 million (2011 census); L2 Speakers: 13 million (2011 census)
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1. Wikipedia: Telugu Language
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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
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1. Wikipedia: Telugu Language
Wikimedia FoundationIn Family: Dravidian, Infobox, Language family
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Dravidian - Southern - South-Central - Teluguoid - Telugu
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