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 Kannada language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Poorvada Halegannada (Pre-ancient Kananda) : This is the language of Halmidi scripture thought to be from fourth or fifth century.
The language has 52 letters phonemic and according to academic profile 49 letters are present in Kannada language.
Kannada is mainly spoken in Karnataka in India, and to a good extent in the neighbouring states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and in Kerala.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannada_language   (1357 words)

  
 Kannada - Wikibooks, collection of open-content textbooks
Kannada is a Dravidian language, and it enjoys a common ancestry with the neighbouring Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam languages.
Both the spoken Kannada language and the Kannada script (Kannada Baraha) possess all the syllables, whether consonants or vowels, found in Sanskrit; they also feature some syllables that are NOT found in Sanskrit.
Not unnaturally, the speech of this region and court came to be accepted as the standard for the language.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Kannada   (701 words)

  
 Language in India
Their language of religion is Kodava and the family/community members perform all the rituals.
After examining the language use and attitudes among the Kodavas, two aspects, namely, language as the means of communication and language as a symbol of identity, are seen most clearly.
The strength of this commitment should be seen in the fact that the Kodava language is so much associated with tradition, community life, rituals, and religion that it has come to be perceived as an essential determinant of group solidarity and group identity.
http://www.languageinindia.com/oct2001/kodavarajyashree.html   (4767 words)

  
 Kannada
Kannada is written with a syllabic alphabet in which all consonants have an inherent vowel that can be changed to another vowel or suppressed by the use of diacritics.
There is a sharp distinction between the spoken and written forms of the language.
During later centuries, Kannada, along with Telugu, has been highly influenced by Sanskrit vocabulary and literary styles.
http://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/months/april/Kannada.html   (484 words)

  
 Kannada language --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Brahui, a Dravidian language, is used in Pakistan and Iran.
Spoken primarily in southern India, the seven major Dravidian languages are Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Gondi, Kurukh, and Tulu.
Basava is believed to have founded the Hindu sect of Lingayat, whose members worship only the god Siva.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9044578   (699 words)

  
 Kannada Language,official Language of Karnataka,Regional Languages of Karnataka
Kannada is almost as old as Tamil, the truest of the Dravidian family.
Kannada literature took a strong Hindu bend with the orthodox Vijayanagara kings (14
The oldest extant book is king Nripatunga’s literary critique Kavi Raja Marga (circa 840).
http://www.indiasite.com/language/kannada.html   (769 words)

  
 Description of the Kannada Language
The dependent vowels, also known as Swaras in Kannada, serve as the common manner of writing non-inherent vowels and are generally referred to as Swara Chinhas in Kannada or Matras in Sanskrit.
Unlike Devanagari and some other Indian scripts, all the dependent vowels in Kannada are depicted to the right of their consonant letters.
Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam are the other South Indian Languages originated from Dravidian Language.
http://brahmi.sourceforge.net/docs/KannadaComputing.html   (2782 words)

  
 Kannada Music and Radio City - Feedback from the Visitors
Moreover, this cannot be termed as fanaticism as we are asking for kannada in kannada land and not in west bengal or Tamil nadu.
KANNADA, being the local language MUST be given its due time and importance in all aspects of LIFE in Bangalore.
These days when we try to act for supporting kannada in any issue, the answer by the infiltrants (with due respect to all those people who have migrated to this great state) is that 'be COSMOPOLITAN and don't be a fanatic'.
http://www.ourkarnataka.com/feedback/feedback_kannadasongs_radiocity.htm   (6423 words)

  
 Language in India
The Dravidian languages stand apart from other family of Indian languages like Indo Aryan, Sino Tibetan and Austro Asiatic by having distinctive structural differences at phonological, morphological, lexical, syntactic and semantic levels.
Linguistics has built up a tremendous body of new knowledge concerning the nature and functioning of human language since the last quarter of the nineteenth century.
The influence of other languages is also discernible.
http://www.languageinindia.com/march2002/sharadachapter1.html   (16578 words)

  
 languagehat.com: HISTORY OF KANNADA.
Unlike these languages for which old literature means you might very well end up in the zone of sanskrit, the parent language, Tamil had literature written in Tamil in those times, admittedly in an older dialect of Tamil.
Hi I am a kannadiga and proud of it but there is no pointing in fighting with tamil language which is no doubt a superior and one of the most powerful languages of the world.
Every Indian culture and language is good only this time you'll be bumping unto a very original culture unlike others like Kannada or for that matter many other Indian languages which are heavenly influened by Sanskrit.
http://www.languagehat.com/archives/001589.php   (3592 words)

  
 Learn Kannada Online - Write or Speak in Kannada Language Exchange
I have learnt Sanskrit in School & college but do not have mastery over it.
Hence I have got to get proficiency in sanskrit as it will help me in understanding Hindu Scriptures well.
Note: You don't have to fill all fields.
http://www.mylanguageexchange.com/Learn/Kannada.asp   (861 words)

  
 Kannada, Arabic to join UI language offerings this fall - fyi - University Relations Publications - The University of ...
Because it is the language of the Qu’ran, the holy book of Islam, it is regarded as a first language in Muslim states.
The second new language, Arabic, is spoken by 186 million people in more than 20 countries in the Middle East and Africa.
Kannada and Arabic join more than a dozen other languages taught at the University.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~fyi/issues2003_v41/06042004/kannada.html   (846 words)

  
 BBC NEWS South Asia Bollywood ban in language fight
As a Tamil, he has other reasons to be opposed to those promoting the Kannada language.
Anti-Tamil riots in Bangalore in 1991 over the dispute of sharing Cauvery river water between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu left 20 dead.
Underneath the gloss and glitter of Bangalore's hi-tech life, there is what many see as a streak of intolerance, reflected in the crackdown on films of languages other than Kannada.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4046275.stm   (740 words)

  
 The Hindu : Karnataka News : `Declare Kannada a classical language'
There are references to many poets and writers such as Sri Vijaya, Kaveeshwara and Durvineeta in the text, which traces the history of Kannada literature even then for over 1,200 years.
The Hindu : Karnataka News : `Declare Kannada a classical language'
The 16th century composer Kanakadasa's "Ramadhanya Charite" is a rare work on "class struggle" that marked the uninterrupted tradition of the language and its literature, Dr. Murthy explained.
http://www.hindu.com/2005/05/27/stories/2005052703230500.htm   (623 words)

  
 kannada
the word "kannada" is 5 letters and when literally translated, looks pretty ugly.
However, if you search for "na" using the representation of "na", the search will return nothing.
For eg, the word "kannada" is represented as follows.
http://www.sharma-home.net/~adsharma/languages/kannada   (927 words)

  
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Kannada is a Dravidian language spoken primarily in Karnataka State in South India, and has a literature that dates from the ninth century.
Kannada is written with its own script, which is similar to the script used also for Telugu.
The Kannada script is also used for writing Tulu.
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/plc/kannada   (125 words)

  
 Make Kannada official language: KDA - Deccan Herald
Starting at 6 pm on 29 will be ‘Raktaratri’ presented by Kalamitra Mandali followed by ‘Sri Renuka Mahatme’ at 9 presented by Bagalkote’s Sri Bhagyavanti Natya Sangha.
The works of renowned literateurs should not remain in the books, but must be read and followed by people.
Kannada Jagruti member V T Kale, Tahsildar Khaja Salauddin, lecturer Basavarj Masooti, KDA’s Personal Secretary Mukundan and Taluk Panchayat member Mareppa were also present on the occasion.
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/aug292004/d8.asp   (673 words)

  
 Kannada Localisation Initiative Bringing Kannada to the free Open Source world
Here's another update apart from what has been discussed in the above links.
Red Hat is looking for a "Language Maintainer" for Kannada.
yep, most of you might've been wondering what happened to the kannada l10n wiki.
http://kannada.sampada.net   (562 words)

  
 BhashaIndia.com :: CGW kanada
The moderator for the Kannada Community Glossary is Dr U B Pavanaja, an ex-scientist at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai.
Those translated terms then can be used for whatever purposes the community desires.
During his one-year sabbatical at Taiwan (1995-96) he wondered why there are no Indian language websites when Chinese language websites and computer systems are available.
http://www.bhashaindia.com/CGW/KA/index.aspx   (280 words)

  
 Baraha - a free Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam editor software.
Baraha - a free Kannada, Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam editor software.
Baraha 6.0 supports Kannada, Devanagari, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam scripts.
brhsort - sort Indian language text in ascending/descending order.
http://www.baraha.com   (364 words)

  
 Kannada Saahitya PuTa
I am happy to see increasing presence of Kannada on the www.
Kannada kali Great way to learn kannada, especially for kids.
Rasaprashne on jnaanapeeTha prashasti --- one of the many to come Quizzes
http://www.cs.toronto.edu/~kulki/kannada/kanindex.html   (99 words)

  
 IT education in Kannada will check influence of English - Deccan Herald
Has the major IT companies which took birth in Karnataka have done any thing for the Kannada language?
These are some of the views expressed by the experts, who are working in the filed of IT and language, in session on “IT and Kannada” organised here on Saturday as part of the 71st All India Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, on steps to be taken to use Kannada in IT sector.
She felt the existing education system should be retuned to suit IT in Kannada language.
http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/dec21/s1.asp   (638 words)

  
 yourDictionary.com • Dravidian Languages: Kannada, Brahui, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
yourDictionary.com • Dravidian Languages: Kannada, Brahui, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
Comparative Etymological Glossary of Ural-Altaic, Dravidian, Sumerian Languages
Learn Kannada- Offers basic words and phrases to have a conversation in Kannada
http://www.yourdictionary.com/languages/dravidian.html   (96 words)

  
 Kannada Translation - Translate Kannada Language Translator
It is the state language of Karnataka, one of the four southern states in India.
The language has 52 characters in its alphabet and is phonetic, but cannot represent all phonemes.
The script itself, which resembles the Telugu script, is fairly complicated like most other languages of India owing to the occurrence of various combinations of "half-letters", or symbols that attach to various letters in a manner similar to the aigue, grave, and cédille marks in Romance languages.
http://www.translation-services-usa.com/languages/kannada.shtml   (304 words)

  
 The Kannada Language
Language variation, attitudes, and rivalry: the spread of Hindi in India.
Symposium on the Indian Grammatical Tradition, South Asian Languages Analysis, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1999.
Taught occasional courses on Kannada language, at NYU and State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1980-.
http://naples.cc.sunysb.edu/CAS/india.nsf/pages/kannada   (1046 words)

  
 Professor To Discuss Kannada Language, Culture At April 4 Lecture
This year the UI added Kannada, a language of Karnataka, a southern state in India.
The language has multiple geographical dialects and it is one of the oldest languages of the major South Indian languages, second only to Tamil.
From German to Zulu, ancient Greek to Biblical Hebrew -- the University of Iowa offers many options for language acquisition.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2005/march/033005kannada.html   (412 words)

  
 Ancient Scripts: Kannada
Kannada is also sometimes known as Kanarese or Canarese.
The Kannada script is used in the southern Indian state of Karnataka to write the Kannada language.
It is derived from the Old Kannda script and is closely related to the Telugu script.
http://www.ancientscripts.com/kannada.html   (88 words)

  
 OHCHR: Kannada () - Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Kannada script is used, similar to Telugu script.
OHCHR: Kannada () - Universal Declaration of Human Rights
It belongs to the Dravidian family, southern group, and is spoken by over 30 million people, chiefly in Karnataka, over 44 million including second language users.
http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/kjv.htm   (43 words)

  
 Kannada - Test for Unicode support in Web browsers
The Kannada script is used for the Kannada language (formerly known as Canarese), which belongs to the Dravidian group and is the majority language of the Indian State of Karnataka.
You can see some Unicode Kannada on the Kannadasaahithya.com Web site and on Xenotype’s Kannada Unicode Sample page.
The characters that appear in the first column of the following table depend on the browser that you are using, the fonts installed on your computer, and the browser options you have chosen that determine the fonts used to display particular character sets, encodings or languages.
http://www.alanwood.net/unicode/kannada.html   (281 words)

  
 Debian -- ttf-kannada-fonts
This is a set of TrueType and OpenType fonts released under the GNU General Public License for the Kannada Language.
http://packages.debian.org/unstable/x11/ttf-kannada-fonts   (95 words)

  
 Unicode Kannada Font Support from XenoType Technologies
We’re working on some additional fonts to complement the Kannada Language Kit which should be available before the end of July.
If you’re planning on creating Unicode-based web pages, emails or any other type of document, you’ll need the Kannada Language Kit.
XenoType Technologies is the only company to offer sophisticated support for Unicode Kannada text on a Macintosh.
http://www.xenotypetech.com/osxKannada.html   (167 words)

  
 Kannadakasturi.com, Complete kannada language Dictionary
click here if this kannada font not legible
http://www.kannadakasturi.com   (35 words)

  
 Ethnologue report for language code:kan
This web edition of the Ethnologue contains all the content of the print edition and may be cited as:
Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Asia > India > Kannada
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=kan   (32 words)

  
 Kannada Super Bargains, Kannada Children's Books, Kannada ClipArt, Kannada Desk Top Publishing, Kannada Dictionary, ...
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http://www.worldlanguage.com/Languages/Kannada.htm?CalledFrom=210325   (11 words)

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