Telugu (తెలుగు) is a Dravidian language mostly spoken by the people of Andhra Pradesh, one of the states in India. It is the mother tongue for most of people of Andhra Pradesh. It is also spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu where it holds a secondary language status, as well as in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Jharkhand. It is the 14th largest spoken language in the world. Including non-native speakers, it is the most spoken Dravidian language[3] and the third most spoken language in India.[4] It was conferred the status of a Classical language by the Government of India.[5][6]
It is one of the twenty-two official languages of the Republic of India.[7] It is widely spoken in Andhra Pradesh and also spoken in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Orissa,Chattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar and Puducherry, with major populations inBengaluru and Chennai (Complete List); the dialects spoken in these places vary greatly from the standard version of the language.
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