Kannada dialects

Kannada
Kannada
Kannada–Badaga
Geographic; distribution	South India
Linguistic classification	Dravidian Southern Dravidian Tamil–Kannada Kannada; ; ;
Subdivisions	Kannada; Holiya; Badaga; Urali; Sholaga;
Glottolog	bada1263

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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[edit]

Dialects of Kannada proper fall into four groups:^[1]

Coastal dialects: Mangalore Kannada, Halakki, Barkur, Havyaka, Kundagannada, Sirsi Kannada, Ankola Kannada, Komarpant, Malenadu Kannada, Nadava Gannada (Kannada).
Northern: Dharwad Kannada, Gulbarga Kannada, Vijayapura Kannada
South-western: Arebhashe, Tiptur Kannada, Rabakavi, Nanjangudu Kannada
South Karnataka: Aruvu, Bangalore Kannada, Chamarajanagar Kannada, Mandya kannada, Banakal

Kannada languages[edit]

Badaga is the Kannada-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[edit]

References[edit]

↑ Michail Andronov, 2003. A comparative grammar of the Dravidian languages
↑ http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language_MTs.html

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[1] Michail Andronov, 2003. A comparative grammar of the Dravidian languages

[2] ttp://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011Census/Language_MTs.html

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Kannada dialects[edit]

Kannada languages[edit]

Scholars of Kannada languages[edit]

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