Telugu
The Telugu script (pronounced “TELL-a-goo,” not “te-LOO-goo”) is used to write the Telugu language of the Andhra Pradesh region of India, as well as minority languages such as Gondi and Lambadi. It follows the same basic structure as the other Indic scripts, and the letters are characterized by a chevron-shaped headstroke.[8]
[8] Most of the examples in this section are taken from Nakanishi, pp. 60–61.
Telugu includes 35 consonants, 14 independent vowels, and 13 dependent vowels (Figure 9.9). As always, the independent vowels are used only at the beginnings of words. In the middles of words, the dependent vowel signs are used.
Figure 9.9. Telugu consonants and vowels
As always, the consonants carry an inherent a sound. It can be canceled ...
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