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Mistake in the video

In the video "woman residing in the United States speaking Telugu" under phonology section there is a mistake where she states that telugu is originated from sanskrit which is an indo aryan derived language, whereas telugu is derived from proto dravidian language family as the rest of the article states. 2409:40F0:3021:8781:8000:0:0:0 (talk) 18:40, 26 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wrong india map

The cover image which is now showcased for telugu language has a wrong india map. Can someone please correct it? I tried and couldn't. Yoganand9 (talk) 17:01, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request: Add 'Teluguic' subgroup to Telugu language family tree

In the Infobox under Language family, the lineage is currently shown as: Dravidian → South Dravidian → South Dravidian II → Telugu

I propose updating it to: Dravidian → South Dravidian → South Dravidian II → Teluguic → Telugu

Reason: The infobox already includes intermediate subgroup nodes such as South Dravidian, so for the purpose of maintaining consistency and accuracy, the linguistically recognized Teluguic subgroup should also be represented. This reflects the genealogical structure more precisely, just as the inclusion of South Dravidian does.

Source: https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/telu1265 2600:1011:B1AE:2898:D45F:775E:F3F3:43BC (talk) 23:58, 10 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How does Telugu differ from "Teluguic"? Wikimaker05 (talk) 19:15, 19 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Error in translations under phonology

Under the "Phonology" section, one of the examples is incorrect - the words gadi (room) and gaddi (grass) use different consonants. Gadi (room) is /gadi/ in IPA (correctly listed) while gaddi (grass) is /gaɖːi/, not /gadːi/ as listed. As far as I know /gadːi/ is a word, though I do not know what it means. Humanperson37 (talk) 20:44, 25 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Remove the "Telugu Flag"

The flag attached in the article claiming to be the "Telugu flag" used by Telugu enthusiasts in social media has no basis. Most Telugus and Telugu language enthusiasts have never seen that flag. Wikimaker05 (talk) 11:43, 15 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Mai ne khana khaya

mai ne khana khaya ji ~2026-31172-37 (talk) 19:22, 24 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]