The script itself is fairly complicated like most other languages of India owing to the occurrence of various combinations of "half-letters", or symbols that attach to various letters. The character set is almost identical to that of other Indian languages. Kannada Alphabet The language has 52 characters in its alphabet and is phonetic. But since none of the earlier works have survived, we have to stick to the established norm that written Kannada came into vogue by the 5th century A.D. 930 A.D.) indicating that classical Kannada literature had fully evolved at least one or two centuries earlier, back to 'Kavirajamarga'. By the 10th century Kannada had its greatest ancient poets like Pampa (born 902 A.D.), Ranna ( born 949 A.D.) and special prose work like (Waddaa-raa-dhu-nae )(c. But from epigraphical evidence it can be surmised that the spoken Kannada language evolved much earlier than the Halmidi inscription (c. It refers to earlier linguists and poets whose works are not forthcoming. It is a treatise on poetics or a guide to poets indicating that Kannada was a fully developed literary language when Kavirajamarga (cu-ve-raa-ja-maarga) was composed. 'Kavirajamarga' ( ) of king Nripatunga (9th century A.D.) is believed to be the earliest literary work in Kannada. There are significant Kannada speaking populations in the United States and the UK.Įarly History Perhaps being the oldest language next to Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Tamil, Kannada language has a rich heritage. Geographic distribution Kannada is mainly spoken in Karnataka in India, and to a lesser extent in the neighboring states. The ethnologue identifies about 20 dialects of Kannada. The written form is more or less constant throughout Karnataka, however.
Spoken Kannada tends to vary from region to region. There is also a sharp distinction between the spoken and written forms of Kannada.
Kannada language has been spoken for about 2000 years, with the Kannada writing system being in use for about the last 1500 years. Kannada is one of the official languages of India and is the state official language of the state of Karnataka. Brief introduction to Kannada language 'Kannada' is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people.
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