"Although many Sanskrit words are used in Telugu, yet the language has not its origin in Sanscrit. Pure Telugu is form…"

"Telugu is remarkable for its melody of sound, which has gained for it the name of the Italian of India. It is regular…"

"The Telugu poets are worshippers of style; and their art is in the refinement of language. It is the dexterity of wea…"

"The words Telugu and Tenugu are corruptions of the word Telinga, which is the same as Trilinga, and means—the country…"

"Native grammar-lane divide the words of the Telugu language into five classes, namely— 1) Words of pure Telugu origin…"

"The greater part of Telugu literature consists of Poetry, which is written in the higher dialect. So different is the…"

"...the view, maintained by all Telugu grammarians and Sanskrit philologists, that Telugu is Vikriti — that is, a lang…"

"The lack of antiquity in the Telugu language is felt as a reproach by some writers, who believe that the greatness of…"

"Nannaiah, the first poet of the Telugu language, wrote in these characters [Dravida Brahmi]. Between 1000 and 1300 AD…"

"Whilst the language used in poetry is uniform, local dialects of Telugu vary. For instance, there is a certain amount…"