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Kannadoid
Kannada–Badaga
Geographic
distribution
South India
Linguistic classificationDravidian
Subdivisions
Glottologbada1263
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Map of Kannada dialects in the state of Karnataka.

Kannadoid languages, 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
South-Western
Southern

Kannadoid languages

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

Betta Kurumba, Holiya and Sholaga are also close to Kannada.

Scholars of Kannada

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".

Further reading

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