Telugu Language Resources on the Web

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Basic Information

• Information card in the Ethnologue database.
• Altavista search.

Fonts and Software

• Proprietary:
  • C-DAC, Pune: Unix, DOS, Windows, Mac; a range of wordprocessing and related software.
  • InProS:
  • LaserTelugu: Mac system 6.0.7 or later; TrueType or Type 1 plain, bold italic or bold-italic styles in various sizes; InduScript keyboard mapping; consistent with other languages.
  • Unitype: Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0; multi-language software including translations between supported languages.
  • Vijay: Mac and IBM PC; fonts with phonetic keyboard mapping.
• Shareware/Freeware:
  • ITRANS: rather widespread package for transliteration of Indian languages. The home page has links to further information. This reference supercedes the older reference for ITRANS.
  • Telugu TeX: is available either from CTAN (UK), or from any of the CTAN mirror sites. Check also the mirror site at the University of Beyreuth.
  • TeluguLipi: Windows 95 or NT; fonts and transliteration package.

Language Tutorials and Teaching Aids

History and Relationship to other Languages

• History of the Telugu Language.
• Telugu Software Page.

The Language, Literature and Songs

• Telugu Literary (sic) Home Page (includes information on movies, software, translations).
• Telugu songs (index of audio) [1]
• Telugu on the Internet

Trivia

• Telugu movies search
• Greetings to the universe in Telugu (from the Voyager spacecraft).

Other Pages of Telugu Links

• Multilingual PC directory: Extensive set of links to Telugu software.
• Telugu software digest: Index of software from ComStar.
• Four-P Telugu page: short on software, but inclines more to music, cinema, newspapers and so on.
• South Asian language fonts: Posted on Dec 7, 1994 on the indology mailing list, this is an useful introduction to the available font families in Indian languages.
• Usenet post (dated Aug 24, 1994) collecting and summarizing data on Indian fonts.
• Inventory of Language Material: Gopher library resource for fonts, including a short description and pricing information.
• Yamada guide to Telugu: short in Jan 99, but may undergo expansion in future.