Diversity of languages of Andhra Pradesh

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Languages of Andhra Pradesh

Languages of Andhra Pradesh is of Dravidian origin. Telugu is the official language of Andhra Pradesh.

Languages of Andhra Pradesh belong to the Dravidian language group. Telugu is the official language in Andhra Pradesh including Telengana region. In October 1953, the state was constituted and Telugu was acknowledged with this status. India comprises of different linguistic communities, each sharing a common language of their own. The Indian languages belong to four classes of languages: Mon-Khmer, Sino-Tibetan, Indo-European and Dravidian. These languages are grouped on the basis of geographical locations in India.

The main languages that are spoken by people of Andhra Pradesh are Telugu, Hindi, Banjara, Urdu and English.

Telugu Language: Telugu is one of the 23 official languages of India. The subtlety of the language emphasizes the language's profundity. Telugu is an exceptionally robust language and is highly moulded by Sanskrit influence. It was also referred to as ‘Tenugu’ in the past. Amongst the Dravidian languages, Telugu is mostly spoken by the people. In terms of population, Telugu ranks second to Hindi among the Indian languages. The Telugu alphabet is called ‘Onamaalu’.

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