Kannada languages
| Kannada | |
|---|---|
| Kannada–Badaga | |
| Geographic distribution |
South India |
| Linguistic classification |
Dravidian
|
| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | bada1263 |
Kannada dialects, in the broad sense incorporating the Kannada–Badaga languages, are spoken in and around Karnataka.
There are about 20 dialects of Kannada, including Kundagannada, Havigannada, and Are Bhashe.
Dialects of Kannada proper fall into four groups:
Badagu is the Kannada-related language spoken by the Badaga community in the Nilgiri region in Tamil Nadu and it is considered as an independent Dravidian language.
See also : R-colored vowel in Badaga
Urali is also close to Kannada.
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