Kannada dialects


Kannada dialects, in the broad sense incorporating the Kannada–Badaga languages, are spoken in and around Karnataka.

Kannada dialects

Dialects of Kannada proper fall into four groups:
;Standard or Text Book Kannada dialect
This kannada is used in Books, Cinema, etc
;Coastal dialects : Mangalore Kannada, Halakki, Barkur, Havyaka, Kundagannada, Sirsi Kannada, Ankola Kannada, Komarpant, Malenadu Kannada.
;Northern Dialects: Dharwad Kannada, Gulbarga Kannada, Vijayapura Kannada
;South-eastern:Arebhashe, Tiptur Kannada, Rabakavi, Nanjangudu Kannada
;South Karnataka:Aruvu, Bangalore Kannada, Soliga, Mandya kannada, Banakal

Kannada languages

is the Kannada-related language spoken by the Badaga community in the Nilgiri region in Tamil Nadu.
Urali, Holiya and Sholaga are also close to Kannada.

Scholars of Kannada languages