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Author Message   Vespa Pilla Bewarse Username: Vespa Post Number: 69 Registered: 10-2014 Posted From: 183.82.190.112 Rating: N/A Votes: 0 Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 9:51 am:    Telugu people (6.2%), Tamil people (3.24%), Marathi people (3.55%), Tuluvas (2.38%), Hindi (1.77%), Konkani people (1.68%), Malayalis (1.39%), As per 1991 census, speakers of Telugu formed the third largest ethnic group in Karnataka (8.34% of the total population).[1] The speakers of Telugu language form the native ethnic group of Andhra Pradesh, the neighbouring state of Karnataka. Telugu is the official language of Andhra Pradesh, spoken by 88.5% of the population. Telugu is the third most spoken language in India.[17] The Indian government designated Telugu as a classical and ancient language on 1 November 2008.[18] Telugu and Kannada share a long relationship, both having a similar script and culture. There has been a large migration of Telugu-speakers to Karnataka ever since the days of the Vijayanagara Empire. There are significant populations of Telugu speakers in the eastern districts of Karnataka viz. Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Bellary, Chikballapur, Kolar, Raichur and Tumkur.[19] Telugu people are the third largest ethnic group in Bengaluru after Kannadigas and Tamils, constituting 16% of the total population as per the 1991 census.[20] The recent migrants from Andhra Pradesh speak Telugu while older migrants are bilingual in both Kannada and Telugu. Some Telugu people settled in Karnataka for generations have adopted Kannada as their mother-tongue.