Which language is more famous Tamil or Telugu?

According to the 2011 census, there were more than 75 million native speakers of Tamil whereas there were 82 million native speakers of Telugu.

What is the difference between Kannada and Tamil?

Kannada is spoken by the majority in Karnataka while Tamil is spoken in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry in India. The Kannada language is influenced by the Pali and Prakrit languages while Tamil is influenced by Dravid and Sanskrit. Kannada is written in Kannada script while Tamil is written in Tamil script.

Is Telugu derived from Kannada?

The Telugu script is derived from that of the 6th-century Calukya dynasty and is related to that of the Kannada language. Telugu literature begins in the 11th century with a version of the Hindu epic Mahabharata by the writer Nannaya Bhatta.

What is the relationship between Kannada and Telugu people?

Kannada is 27th most spoken language in the world. Kannada and Telugu people are similar in culture and looks and also inter marry. Telugu people love kannadigas, but kannadigas love telugu movie stars.

Why is Kannada more popular than Tamil in India?

‘Kannada is more popular than Tamil’. Tamil has been there for more than thousands of years. It has literature of more than 2000 years old. It has really old books which are rich in literature ( Tholkappium, thirukural and silapathigaram ) . Tamil is one of the longest surviving classical languages of the world.

What is the origin of the Kannada language?

Kannada is the language spoken by the people of Karnataka. The alphabets of Kannada script are developed from Chalukya and Kadamba scripts which are believed to have originated from the old Brahmi script. Kannada script bears resemblance to the Telugu script, and the two of them have a common ancestry in the old Telugu-Kannada script.

What are the differences between old Telugu and modern Telugu?

3.Old telugu is more similar to Kannada than today’s Telugu. Unfortunately old Telugu has become extinct and no body uses it. Only rayalaseema people still use old Telugu. 4. In rayalaseema Telugu, the equivalent of the word keep is ittu which is also used in Kannada.