Kannadoid languages

Kannadoid
Kannada–Badaga
Geographic distribution	South India
Linguistic classification	Dravidian Southern Southern I Tamil–Kannada Kannadoid
Subdivisions	Kannada Holiya Badaga Sholaga Alu Kurumba Betta Kurumba Jenu Kurumba Maundadan Chetti
Language codes
Glottolog	bada1263
Map of Kannada dialects in the state of Karnataka.

Kannadoid languages, 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.

Kannadoid languages

Badaga is a kannada-related language spoken by the Badaga community in the Nilgiri region in Tamil Nadu.

Betta Kurumba, Holiya and Sholaga are also close to Kannada.

Kannada Dialects

Dialects of Kannada language fall into four groups:

Coastal

• Mangaluru
• Halakki Achchagannada
• Barkur
• Havyaka
• Kundagannada
• Sirsi Kannada
• Malenadu
• Nador Kannada

Northern

• Vijayapura
• Kalaburagi
• Dharwad

South-Western

• Arebhashe
• Tiptur
• Rabakavi
• Nanjangudu Kannada

Southern

• Aruvu
• Bengaluru Kannada
• Chamarajanagar
• Mandya
• Banakal Kannada

See also

• Dialect or language
• South Dravidian I
• Kannada

Further reading

• Mallikarjuna Swamy, S. (1990). A descriptive study of Aadikarnataka dialect of Kannada spoken in Mandya disatrict (PhD). University of Mysore. hdl:10603/92262.
• Talawar, Maruti R. (1993). Harijan dialect of Kannada in Belgaum district a linguistic analysis (PhD). Karnatak University. hdl:10603/95020.