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Kannada

Also known as Kannada language

Kannada is a Dravidian language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka, with more than 40 million speakers. Its earliest known inscription, at Halmidi, dates from around 450, and it developed a literature from the 9th century under the Rashtrakutas and later dynasties. It is written in the Kannada script, closely related to that of Telugu, and is the official language of Karnataka.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kannada. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kannada
MLA: “Kannada.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kannada. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Kannada.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kannada.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Kannada’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kannada (Accessed: ).

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