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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 2
Speaker Count
59,000,000 2
2011 census total, combining 44 million native speakers with 15 million second-language speakers.
Status
Living 2
Wikipedia article on Kannada: a currently spoken living language with an active native-speaker population; checked 2026-09-27.
Region
Karnataka; also North Tamil Nadu, South Maharashtra, West Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, North Kerala, and Goa 2
Classification
Language Kind
Safe 1
Official Status
Official Language 2
Connections

In Family

Dravidian, Language Families
Source Wikipedia: Kannada

Written In

Kannada Script, Scripts
Source Wikipedia: Kannada
In the Other Atlases

Cases Where Used

Aastha TV

Also in Divinity Atlas: used in this subject.

Deccan

Also in Divinity Atlas: used in this subject.

Karnataka

Also in Divinity Atlas: used in this subject.

Original Language Of

KGF: Chapter 1

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Lee (2017 film)

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Uppi 2

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a work originally in this language.

Located In

India

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Found In

Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Glottolog
Sources
1. Glottolog: Kannada (Glottolog languoid nucl1305)
GlottologEndangerment, AES status
Quote, Endangerment, AES status
AES status: not endangered
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2. Wikipedia: Kannada
Wikimedia Foundation
  • 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: speakers2
    L2: million (2011)
  • Infobox: region
    Karnataka North Tamil Nadu South Maharashtra West Andhra Pradesh Telangana North Kerala 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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