- Tarihi Eski Kannada (6 - 13. yüzyıl), Orta Kannada (14 - 18. yüzyıl), Modern Kannada (19. yüzyıl - günümüz) olarak 3 döneme ayrılır.
- It traces back to the early Christian era and is as old as Tamil. Predominantly, the Kannada language is spoken in the state of Karnataka in India.
- languages which are now designated as Kannada dialects could be nearer to the earlier form of the language, with lesser influence from other languages.[27].
- The earliest inscriptional records in Kannada are from the 6th century. Kannada script which is closely similar to Telugu script in origin.
- Learn Kannada fast with 100 Kannada language lessons organized by topic. The MP3 audio files for the lessons were spoken by native Kannada speakers.
- The writing system of Kannada is the Kannada script. It is one of many scripts derived from the ancient Brahmi system, and is particularly similar to Telugu.
- Kannada is the official and administrative language of Karnataka, and was officially designated a classical language of India in 2011.
- Distribution. Kannada is spoken in the state of Karnataka in South India, and also in the neighboring states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
- Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ kannaḍa), a Dravidian language with some 50 million speakers, is an official language of India and the state language of Karnataka.