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Kannada

Dravidian Languages

Kannada is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states.

Facts
ISO 639-3 Code
kan 1
Speaker Count
59,000,000 1
2011 census total, combining 44 million native speakers with 15 million second-language speakers.
Region
Karnataka; also North Tamil Nadu, South Maharashtra, West Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, North Kerala, and Goa 1
Classification
Official Status
Official Language 1
Connections

In Family

Source Wikipedia: Kannada

Written In

Source Wikipedia: Kannada
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Kannada
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  • Lead section
    Kannada ... is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states.
  • Infobox, ISO 639-3
    kan
  • Infobox, Speakers
    Native Speakers: 44 million (2011); 15 million additional L2 speakers (2011)
  • Infobox, Region
    Karnataka (primary); also North Tamil Nadu, South Maharashtra, West Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, North Kerala, and Goa
  • Official status, Kannada entity page
    It is the official and administrative language of Karnataka.
  • In Family: Dravidian, Infobox, Language family
    Dravidian - Southern - Southern I - Tamil-Kannada
  • Written In: Kannada Script
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