Kannada
Bengaluru's native language
Kannada is a Dravidian language spoken primarily in the Indian state of Karnataka, where it has official status.
It has its own script and a literary tradition spanning over a thousand years.
Around fifty million people speak it as their first language: She grew up speaking Kannada at home.
language
Karnataka state capital
- MysoreKarnataka city, former capital
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- literatureBody of written works
Dravidian
Dravidian language of southeastern India
- TamilSouth Indian language
- MalayalamDravidian language of Kerala
- agglutinativeMorphemes chained, roots intact
- Dravidian languagesSouth Asian linguistic family
cognates · etymology · phonology · morphology
script
Letters with unblocked airflow
- consonantsLetters that aren't vowels
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- epigraphyStudy of ancient inscriptions
- stone inscriptionsWriting carved in rock
sandalwood
Aromatic wood from tropical trees
- jasmineAromatic climbing plant
Bangalore
Karnataka state capital
- MysoreKarnataka city, former capital
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- literatureBody of written works
Telugu
Dravidian language of southeastern India
- TamilSouth Indian language
- MalayalamDravidian language of Kerala
- agglutinativeMorphemes chained, roots intact
Dravidian languages · cognates · etymology · phonology · morphology
vowels
Letters with unblocked airflow
- consonantsLetters that aren't vowels
- calligraphyOrnamental handwriting art
- epigraphyStudy of ancient inscriptions