Kannadoid languages

Kannadoid
Kannadoid
Kannada–Badaga
Geographic; distribution	South India
Linguistic classification	Dravidian Southern Southern I Tamil–Kannada Kannadoid; ; ; ;
Subdivisions	Kannada; Holiya; Badaga; Sholaga; Alu Kurumba; Betta Kurumba; Jenu Kurumba; Maundadan Chetti;
Glottolog	bada1263
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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[edit | edit source]

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

Coastal

Northern

Vijayapura
Kalaburagi
Dharwad

South-Western

Arebhashe
Tiptur
Rabakavi
Nanjangudu Kannada

Southern

Aruvu
Bengaluru Kannada
Chamarajanagar
Mandya
Banakal Kannada

Kannadoid languages[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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

Further reading[edit | edit source]

Mallikarjuna Swamy, S. (1990). A descriptive study of Aadikarnataka dialect of Kannada spoken in Mandya disatrict (PhD). University of Mysore. hdl:10603/92262.
Talawar, Maruti R. (1993). Harijan dialect of Kannada in Belgaum district a linguistic analysis (PhD). Karnatak University. hdl:10603/95020.

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[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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