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Wilfred Scawen Blunt[74] says that Huxley “had long suspected a common origin of the Egyptians and the Dravidians of India, perhaps a long belt of brown-skinned men from India to Spain in very early days.” Across France and Great Britain these dark-white Iberian or Mediterranean people were ousted by a round-barrow-making “Alpine” or Alpine-Nordic race, and the dawn of history in Europe sees them being pressed westward and southward everywhere by the expansion of the fairer northern peoples.

Indo-Scythians (Sakas): The Indo-Scythians (known in Indian literature as the Shakas) were an ancient nomadic people of Iranian (Indo-Iranian) originwho migrated from Central Asia into the northwestern Indian subcontinent (modern-day Pakistan and northern India) starting around the 2nd century BCE. They spoke an Indo-Iranian language and their ancestry was primarily derived from the Eurasian steppes, with some East Asian admixture.

Dravidians: The Dravidians are an ethnolinguistic family of people who primarily live in Southern India and parts of Sri Lanka. Their origins are distinct, involving a mixture of ancestry from ancient indigenous South Asian hunter-gatherers (Ancestral Ancient South Indians, or AASI) and farmers from the Iranian plateau. The ancient Indus Valley Civilization is often associated with the Proto-Dravidian people. 

Dravidian gods in modern Hinduism.

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The Dravidian element in Indian culture / by Gilbert Slater ... With a foreword by H. J. Fleure ...

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Telugu and Tamil are distinct languages, both belonging to the Dravidian language family,but they have different origins, scripts, and linguistic features. While sharing some Dravidian grammatical characteristics, their vocabulary and pronunciation also show significant differences. 

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1. Linguistic Origins and Influences: 

Telugu:Originates from the southeastern Indian subcontinent (Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) and is heavily influenced by Sanskrit.

Tamil:Originates from Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka and is considered one of the oldest living languages with a rich literary tradition. It has less Sanskrit influence compared to Telugu. 

2. Scripts: 

Telugu Script:A rounded, syllabic script derived from the Brahmi script, with looping and circular characters. 

Tamil Script:A simpler syllabic script also derived from Brahmi, with fewer characters and a more angular appearance. 

3. Grammar: 

Similarities: Both languages are agglutinative, meaning they add suffixes to base words. 

Differences: Telugu has a two-way gender system in singulars (masculine and non-masculine), while Tamil has a three-way system (masculine, feminine, and neuter). Some modern Tamil dialects avoid plural markers altogether. Tamil lacks a contrast between voiced and voiceless phonemes, which Telugu also avoids in medial positions. 

4. Vocabulary: 

Telugu: Features a significant portion of Sanskrit-derived vocabulary. 

Tamil: While influenced by Sanskrit, it also has borrowed words from languages like Greek, Urdu, Chinese, and Marathi. 

5. Cultural Context: 

Telugu: Primarily spoken in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 

Tamil: Primarily spoken in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. 

The Dravidian element in Indian culture / by Gilbert Slater ... With a foreword by H. J. Fleure ...

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