• The Mysore dialect of Kannada has 15 vowel phonemes, i.e., sounds that make a difference in word meaning, All but one vowel (/ə/) can be short or long.
  • Kannada is one of the oldest languages of India. ... Kannada is spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka state in the southwestern region of India.
  • Kannada Language Overview. Kannada speakers worldwide. ... Learn Kannada Online. There will be more Kannada resources and useful info to come.
  • It is considered as one of the four main Dravidian languages, but modern Kannada has substantial influences from Sanskrit and other Indian languages.
  • For instance, a word called ‘isila’ was found on an Ashokan inscription, which was later confirmed to be a word from the Kannada language.
  • It is also famously known as the Halmidi inscription, which is the oldest known Kannada language inscription, which dates back to the late 5th and early 6th century.
  • ಇಂದು ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಲೋಕದ ಒಬ್ಬ ಅಮೂಲ್ಯ ರತ್ನ, ಶ್ರೀ ಡಿ.ವಿ. ಗುಂಡಪ್ಪ ಅವರ ಜನ್ಮದಿನ. ಅವರ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಕೃತಿಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ತತ್ವಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಚಿಂತನೆಗಳು ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡ...
  • Idioma kannada.png. Anadili Kannada dili konuşanlar, koyu mavi ağırlıklı bölgeler ve açık mavi azınlık bölgelerinin dağılımı.[7].
  • Kannada has 5 short and 5 long independent vowels along with few other special one - making it all together 14 independent vowels.
  • 1.5 A Grammar of the Kannada Language: Comprising the Three Dialects of the Language (ancient, Medieval and Modern).