Kannada /ˈkɑːnədə/ or /ˈkænədə/ (ಕನ್ನಡ kannaḍa IPA: [ˈkʌnːəɖɑː]) or Kanarese /kænəˈriːz/ is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada whose native speakers are called Kannadigas (Kannaḍigaru) (Kannadiga-male) ಕನ್ನಡತಿ (Kanandati-female) and number roughly 40 million is one of the 40 most spoken languages in the world.
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ISO 639-1 code
kn
ISO 639-2 code
kan
ISO 639-3 code
kan
family
Dravidian languages, Tamil–Kannada languages, Kannada dialects
language regulator or academy
Karnataka
spoken in
Andhra Pradesh, Germany, Hong Kong, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Mauritius, Singapore, Tamil Nadu, Thailand, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Canada, Kasaragod, Malaysia, New Zealand, United States, Goa
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