Old Telugu

Old Telugu
Erac.200 BCE - 1000 CE
Dravidian
  • South Dravidian
    • South Dravidian II
      • Old Telugu
Language codes
ISO 639-3None (mis)
Glottologoldt1249

Old Telugu (Telugu: ప్రాఁదెనుఁగు, ప్ఴాన్దెనుఙ్గు, పాత తెలుగు, romanized: prā̃denũgu, pḻāndenuṅgu, pāta telugu) is the earliest attested stage of the Telugu language.[1]

Old Telugu is attested in various inscriptions, labels and as early loanwords in the literature of several other languages.

  1. ^ * P. Ramasubramayam, "Old Telugu" in Sanford B. Steever, ed., The Dravidian Languages (London: Routledge, 2019) pp. 239-260.