Learning Telugu would be one of my easier choices, as this is the second closest language related to Tamil. I would start with learning the characters. This won’t be a big challenge for me. Most of the time, learning to read would be simple. Unlike Chinese languages, most other languages have significantly fewer numbers of characters. Learning characters can provide a strong footing for the language. So I will learn Telugu writing first.
Vowels (Achulu)
అ (a), ఆ (aa), ఇ (i), ఈ (ii), ఉ (u), ఊ (uu), ఋ (ru), ౠ (rū), ఎ (e), ఏ (ee), ఐ (ai), ఒ (o), ఓ (oo), ఔ (au)
Consonants (Hallulu)
క (ka), ఖ (kha), గ (ga), ఘ (gha), ఙ (nga)
చ (cha), ఛ (chha), జ (ja), ఝ (jha), ఞ (nya)
ట (ṭa), ఠ (ṭha), డ (ḍa), ఢ (ḍha), ణ (ṇa)
త (ta), థ (tha), ద (da), ధ (dha), న (na)
ప (pa), ఫ (pha), బ (ba), భ (bha), మ (ma)
య (ya), ర (ra), ల (la), వ (va), శ (sha)
ష (ṣa), స (sa), హ (ha), ళ (ḷa), క్ష (kṣa), ఱ (ṟa)
Next I would like to test how competent I can recall these characters and write. Probably I need practice.
