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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.
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| Kannada–Badaga | |
|---|---|
| Kannadoid, Kannada | |
| Geographic distribution | South India |
| Linguistic classification | Dravidian
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| Subdivisions | |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | bada1263 |
Dialects of Kannada language fall into four groups:[1]
- Coastal
- Mangaluru
- Halakki Achchagannada
- Barkur
- Havyaka
- Kundagannada
- Sirsi Kannada
- Malenadu
- Nador Kannada
- Northern
- Vijayapura
- Kalaburagi
- Dharwad
- Belagavi
- South-Western
- Arebhashe
- Tiptur
- Rabakavi
- Nanjangudu Kannada
- Southern
- Aruvu
- Bengaluru Kannada
- Chamarajanagar
- Mandya
- Banakal Kannada
Kannada is the Badaga-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.
- Aluru Venkata Rao
- Shamba Joshi
- Kuvempu.K.V Puttappa
- D. L. Narasimhachar
- M. Chidananda Murthy
- T. V. Venkatachala Shastri
- M. M. Kalburgi
- Hampa Nagarajaiah
- Kamala Hampana
- D. N. Shankar Bhat
- A. K. Ramanujan
- H. Tipperudraswamy
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