Telugu-Kannada alphabet

Telugu-Kannada script
Kannada-Telugu script
Telugu-Kannada script; Kannada-Telugu script
	Copper plate inscriptions in Kannada–Telugu script
Script type	Abugida
Time period	7th century –14th century
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	Kannada; Telugu; Tulu; Konkani ; Sanskrit
Related scripts
Parent systems	Proto-Sinaitic script[a] Phoenician alphabet[a] Aramaic alphabet[a] Brahmi script[a] Bhattiprolu script Kadamba script Telugu-Kannada script; ; ; ; ; ;
Child systems	Kannada script, Telugu script
Sister systems	Pyu
	[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon.
	This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

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The Telugu–Kannada script (or Kannada–Telugu script) was a writing system used in Southern India. Despite some significant differences, the scripts used for the Telugu and Kannada languages remain quite similar and highly mutually intelligible. Satavahanas and Chalukyas influenced the similarities between Telugu and Kannada scripts.^[6]

^ Cite error: The named reference diringer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Salomon 1998, p. 41.
^ The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing Systems by Florian Coulmas, p. 228
^ Handbook of Literacy in Akshara Orthography, R. Malatesha Joshi, Catherine McBride (2019), p. 29
^ Salomon 1998, pp. 35, 40.
^ "Evolution of Telugu Character Graphs". Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2013-07-22.

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[FOOTNOTESalomon199841-2] Salomon 1998, p. 41.

[3] The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing Systems by Florian Coulmas, p. 228

[Akshara_Orthography_2019_p._29-4] Handbook of Literacy in Akshara Orthography, R. Malatesha Joshi, Catherine McBride (2019), p. 29

[FOOTNOTESalomon199835,_40-5] Salomon 1998, pp. 35, 40.

[6] "Evolution of Telugu Character Graphs". Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2013-07-22.

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Telugu-Kannada script Kannada-Telugu script
Copper plate inscriptions in Kannada–Telugu script
Script type	Abugida
Time period	7th century –14th century^[1]^[2]
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	Kannada Telugu Tulu Konkani Sanskrit
Related scripts
Parent systems	Proto-Sinaitic script^[a] Phoenician alphabet^[a] Aramaic alphabet^[a] Brahmi script^[a] Bhattiprolu script^[3]^[4]^[5] Kadamba script Telugu-Kannada script
Child systems	Kannada script, Telugu script
Sister systems	Pyu
[a] The Semitic origin of the Brahmic scripts is not universally agreed upon.
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.