<P> Between 1100 CE and 1400 CE Kannada script and Telugu script separated from Old - Kannada script (Halegannada script) or Kadamba script or Bhattiprolu script . The Chalukyas influenced the modern form of Telugu script and its similarity with modern Kannada script . </P> <P> Old Kannada script is the continuation of the Kadamba script, which was used for writing Kannada and Telugu languages . Telugu and Kannada Scripts are strikingly similar . </P> <P> The Dravidian family comprising about 73 languages including Telugu, Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam . Kannada abugida was developed between the 1st and 3rd centuries CE from Chalukya and Kadamba scripts, descendants of Brahmi. Old Kannada script is about 1800 years old, developed into Modern Telugu and Modern Kannada scripts . The Telugu script is closely related to Kannada, earliest known inscriptions dates back to the 6th century CE, poetry begins to appear in the 11th century . New written standard emerged in Telugu during the second half of the 20th century . </P> <P> During 4th to 7th centuries AD the Early Bādāmi Chālukyās and Early Banavasi Kadambās used early form of Kannada script in inscriptions . The early Eastern Chalukyas and Salankayana who ruled the Kannada and Telugu speaking areas . </P>

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