<P> The Dravidian family comprising about 73 languages including Telugu , Kannada , Tamil and Malayalam . Kannada abugida was developed between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE from Chalukya and Kadamba scripts , descendants of Brahmi. Old Kannada script is about 1800 years old , developed into Modern Telugu and Modern Kannada scripts . The Telugu script is closely related to Kannada , earliest known inscriptions dates back to the 6th century CE , poetry begins to appear in the 11th century . New written standard emerged in Telugu during the second half of the 20th century . </P>
<P> The Dravidian family comprising about 73 languages including Telugu , Kannada , Tamil and Malayalam . Kannada abugida was developed between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE from Chalukya and Kadamba scripts , descendants of Brahmi. Old Kannada script is about 1800 years old , developed into Modern Telugu and Modern Kannada scripts . The Telugu script is closely related to Kannada , earliest known inscriptions dates back to the 6th century CE , poetry begins to appear in the 11th century . New written standard emerged in Telugu during the second half of the 20th century . </P>
which is the oldest language telugu or kannada
which is the oldest language telugu or kannada
Kannada
Kannada