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Kannada

Kannada
ಕನ್ನಡ
Kannada in Kedage font.png
Pronunciation [ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Native to India
Region Karnataka with border communities in neighbouring states
Ethnicity Kannadigas
Native speakers
37.9 million (2001)
Early forms
Old Kannada
  • Kannada
Kannada alphabet
Kannada Braille
Official status
Official language in
India
Regulated by Various academies and the government of Karnataka
Language codes
ISO 639-1 kn
ISO 639-2
ISO 639-3
Glottolog nucl1305
Linguasphere 49-EBA-a
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Distribution of Kannada native speakers, majority regions in orange and minority regions in yellow.

Kannada /ˈkɑːnədə, ˈkæ-/ (ಕನ್ನಡ kannaḍa; IPA: [ˈkʌnːəɖɑː]), also known as Canarese or Kanarese /kænəˈrz/, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Kannada people in India, mainly in the state of Karnataka, and by linguistic minorities in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala, and Goa. The language has roughly 40 million native speakers who are called Kannadigas (Kannaḍigaru), and a total of 50.8 million speakers according to a 2001 census. It is one of the scheduled languages of India and the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka.


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