- Kannada, like Malayalam and Tamil, is a South Dravidian language and a descendant of Tamil-Kannada, from which it derives its grammar and core vocabulary.
- Tarihi Eski Kannada (6 - 13. yüzyıl), Orta Kannada (14 - 18. yüzyıl), Modern Kannada (19. yüzyıl - günümüz) olarak 3 döneme ayrılır.
- Kannada is the official and administrative language of Karnataka, and was officially designated a classical language of India in 2011.
- Kannada is also spoken in the states that border Karnataka. Early 21st-century census data indicated that some 38 million individuals spoke Kannada as their first.
- Old Kannada was used to articulate political, social, and religious ideas, and reveals sophisticated literary and aesthetic develpments.
- Also, there are over 12.9 million non-native speakers in Karnataka adding up to an overall of 56.9 million Kannada speakers.
- Kannada – or Kanarese /kænəˈriːz/, is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka.
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- Ferdinand Kittel produced a Kannada-English dictionary
- An ancient Greek play used Kannada phrases
- Films produced in Kannada draw attention to social issues, folklore, and the region’s natural beauty, engaging audiences beyond linguistic boundaries.
- Kannada is not related to the Indo-Aryan languages of northern India. Approximately 40 million people speak Kannada as their native language.