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Karnataka Kannada Language
Origin
This language is mostly spoken in the Indian state of Karnataka and is also considered as the official language of its state for all the authorized and administrative purposes. It is also one of the oldest languages spoken in India. Even it is regarded as one of the chief Dravidian language spoken in India. Its origin dates back to the Christian era.
History
The early development of the Kannada verbal communication was more like of other Dravidian languages predominantly like Malaya, Telugu which were free from of Sanskrit influences. Moreover it can be divided up into three periods which are Old Kannada i.e., 250-1200AD, Middle Kannada i.e., 1200-1700 AD, Modern Kannada 1700 Ad to the present. But later on advancements in little of grammar and written method has been adopted from Sanskrit verbal communication. One of the old Asoka rock found in early age of 230 BC, it also contains some traces of identifiable Kannada language.
Geographical Distribution
Kannada language is basically spoken in the state of Karnataka .With the wide spread of use of this verbal communication it is also spoken in several border areas of Karnataka like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Kerala and Maharashtra. It is also one of the 22 official languages that are spoken in India. There are approximately 70 million people in the world who can converse in this language. And it is not restricted just to India one can easily spot people speaking Kannada idiom in other parts of the world like USA, Europe, Middle Eastern and some other parts of the world. Out of 70 million only 35 million people in India can converse in Kannada whereas the left 35 million people are scattered around the rest of the world, because of this, this language is considered on the 27th number worldwide spoken verbal communication. Kannada is also one the four classical language of India.
Phonology
There are 13 vowels and 34 consonants which are subdivided into structured and unstructured form.
Vowels
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Front |
Central |
Back |
High |
ii: |
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uu: |
Mid-High |
ee: |
¶ |
oo: |
Mid-Low |
ee: |
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ɔ ɔ̃ |
Low |
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aa : |
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Consonants
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Bilabial |
Labio dentlar |
Dental and alveolar |
Retroflex |
Palatal |
velar |
Glottal |
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Plosive |
voiceless |
p |
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t |
T |
c |
k |
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voiced |
b |
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d |
D |
j |
g |
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Nasal |
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M |
n |
N |
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Fricatives |
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s |
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h |
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Semi vowels |
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V |
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y |
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Trills |
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r |
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Lateral |
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l |
L |
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Writing Style
The writing script of this verbal communication is syllabic. The character set used in this language is also very similar to other Indian languages. The Kannada grammar is very much influenced by three genders – masculine, the feminine and the neutral and there are two numbers in this language which are plural and singular. The script of Kannada verbal communication is bit and fairly complex as it has been derived from the Brahmi script.
Dialects
As far as Kannada verbal communication is concerned there is a little difference between how this language is written and how it is spoken. . Moreover this verbal communication is based on the script of Brahmi. It changes from region to region as in, there are different forms in which this language is spoken but when it comes to writing this verbal communication is more or less the same with only minor changes in the writing format as compared to the oral form. There are approximately 20 dialects of Kannada all across and every dialect is more or less influenced by the regional and cultural backgrounds.