id: "Telu"
name: "Telugu"
family: "Indic"
summary: "Telugu (<span class=\'autonym\'>తెలుగు</span>) is an Indic abugida, written left-to-right without a headstroke. Used since c. 1300 CE in South India for the Telugu language (74 million speakers), state language of Andhra Pradesh. Also used for Chenchu, Savara, Manna-Dora, for Sanskrit and Gondi. Closely related to the Kannada script. Needs software support for complex text layout (shaping)."