Kannada
Kannada–Badaga
Geographic
distribution
South India
Linguistic classificationDravidian
Subdivisions
Glottologbada1263

Kannada dialects, in the broad sense incorporating the Kannada–Badaga languages, are spoken in and around Karnataka. Apart from literary Kannada, used in television, news and literature, there are many spoken dialects.

Kannada dialects

Dialects of Kannada language fall into four groups:[1]

Coastal
Northern
  • Vijayapura
  • Kalaburagi
  • Dharwad
  • Belagavi
South-Western
Southern

Kannada languages

Kannada is the Badaga-related language spoken by the Badaga community in the Nilgiri region in Tamil Nadu.[2]

Urali, Holiya and Sholaga are also close to Kannada.

Scholars of Kannada languages

See also

References

  1. Michail Andronov, 2003. A comparative grammar of the Dravidian languages
  2. "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India".
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