Kannada dialects
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| Kannada | |
|---|---|
| Kannada–Badaga | |
| Geographic distribution: |
South India |
| Linguistic classification: | Dravidian
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| Subdivisions: | |
| Glottolog: | bada1263[1] |
Kannada dialects, in the broad sense incorporating the Kannada–Badaga languages, are spoken in and around Karnataka.
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Kannada dialects and languages
There are about 20 dialects of Kannada, including Kundagannada, Havigannada, and Are Bhashe.
Kannada proper
Dialects of Kannada proper fall into four groups:[2]
- Coastal dialects
- Mangalore Kannada, Halakki, Barkur, Havyaka, Kundagannada, Sirsi Kannada, Ankola Kannada, {see also Goan Komarpant}
- Northern Dialects
- Dharwad Kannada, Sirsi Kannada, Gulbarga Kannada, Bagalkot Kannada
- South-eastern
- Are Bhashe or Gowda Kannada, Tiptur, Rabakavi, Najangud
- South Karnataka
- Aruvu, Bangalore Kannada, Soliga, Kannada Kurumba, Gowdra Bhashe
Badagu
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
Holiya
Holiya, also called Holar, Hole, Holu, Golari-Kannada, is the Kannada-related language spoken by a small section of people (500) in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.[3]
Urali
Urali is also close to Kannada.
Study of Kannada languages and dialects
- Sangamesh Saundattimath
- List of people associated with the study of Kannada inscriptions
- Shamba Joshi
- Patil Puttappa
