Editing Telugu language (section)

===The Pre-Nannaya Period (before 1020 CE)===

In the earliest period Telugu literature existed in the form of inscriptions, precisely from 575 CE onward. Metrically composed Telugu inscriptions and those with ornamental or literary prose appear from 630 CE.<ref name=":16" /><ref name=":13" /> Most scholars posit that Telugu literature existed prior to [[Nannayya|Nannaya]] (11th century), the first known Telugu poet.<ref name="WebpageNotGIF" />{{rp|page=16}} T. Vijay Kumar notes, "Since no literary texts in Telugu pre-dating 1020 C.E. have so far actually been discovered, the existence of any pre-Nannaya literature remains a matter of speculation and debate."<ref name=":13" />