Kannadoid languages


Kannadoid languages, in the broad sense incorporating the Kannada–Badaga languages, are spoken in and around Karnataka. Apart from literary Kannada, used in television, news and literature, there are many spoken dialects.

Kannada Dialects

Dialects of Kannada language fall into four groups:
;Coastal
;Northern
;South-Western
;Southern

Kannadoid languages

is a kannada-related language spoken by the Badaga community in the Nilgiri region in Tamil Nadu.
Betta Kurumba, Holiya and Sholaga are also close to Kannada.

Scholars of Kannada