Kannada

Kannada
ಕನ್ನಡ
Native to	India - Karnataka , Kasaragod, Kerala, Andhra pradesh, Goa, Tamil Nadu and significant communities in Mauritius,[1] United Arab Emirates,[2] Thailand.[3]
Ethnicity	Kannadiga/Kannadati
Native speakers	60 million (2011)[4] 11.4 million as a second language[5]
Language family	Dravidian Southern Tamil–Kannada Kannada–Badaga Kannada
Writing system	Kannada alphabet (Brahmic) Kannada Braille
Official status
Official language in	Karnataka
Regulated by	Various academies and the Government of Karnataka[6]
Language codes
ISO 639-1	kn
ISO 639-2	kan
ISO 639-3	kan
Distribution of native Kannada speakers in India[7]

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Kannada edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) is a language,^[8] and it is a script used for writing the language. Most people in the southern Indian state of Karnataka speak Kannada. There are also many speakers in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Kerala and Goa. There are some differences in the way Kannada is spoken in these places. There are about 44 million people who speak the language.^[9] The oldest Kannada writings that still exist today are called the "Halmidi inscription" from the 5th Century.

1. ↑ "Mallige Kannada balaga: spreading fragrance of Karnataka in Mauritius". Daijiworld.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
2. ↑ "Dubai: Kannada Koota UAE to hold 'Sangeetha Saurabha'". Daijiworld.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-07. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
3. ↑ "Kannada Balaga". Archived from the original on 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
4. ↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007
5. ↑ TNN (14 March 2010). "Indiaspeak: English is our 2nd language". Times of India. Archived from the original on 2011-05-04. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
6. ↑ The Karnataka official language act, 1963 – Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) Part IV-2A. Government of Karnataka. 1963. p. 33.
7. ↑ Distribution of native Kannada speakers in India. [1]
8. ↑ sometimes called 'Canarese'
9. ↑ "Kannada alphabet, pronunciation and language". omniglot.com. 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.