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Kannada vs Telugu
Kannada and Telugu sit in the same corner of the writing-system map — Grafle's Brahmic / Indic group — and players mix them up constantly. Here's the fastest way to tell them apart.
The tell
Near-twins. Telugu letters wear a little check-mark (✓) tick; Kannada letters wear a flat bar or crescent.
Side by side
Kannada
ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮಾನವರು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರರಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸಮಾನರಾಗಿ ಜನಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ.
ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ, ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ?
ಕನ್ನಡ ಒಂದು ಸುಂದರ ಭಾಷೆ.
Kannada's own tells
- Telugu's twin — round letters topped with a flat little bar or crescent instead of Telugu's check-mark.
On signs in:
- India
Telugu
ప్రతి మానవుడు స్వేచ్ఛగా, గౌరవంలో సమానంగా జన్మిస్తాడు.
నమస్కారం, ఎలా ఉన్నారు?
తెలుగు ఒక అందమైన భాష.
Telugu's own tells
- Round letters with a little check-mark (✓) tick on top of many of them — Kannada's twin, but with ticks instead of bars.
On signs in:
- India