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:Michail Andronov, 2003. A comparative grammar of the Dravidian languages 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
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