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LingoBear creates short Kannada passages on topics you choose. Tap any word for an instant English translation and build your vocabulary as you read. Dravidian language of Karnataka in southwest India, Kannada abugida (15 vowels, 35 consonants), SOV word order, ~44M speakers, recognised as a classical language of India.

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What is Kannada and why is it called a classical language?

Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) is a Dravidian language with about 44 million speakers, mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka. Recognised by India as a classical language in 2008, it has a literary tradition dating back to inscriptions from the 5th–6th centuries AD and major literature beginning with Kavirajamarga (~850 AD). The Kannada script descends from the Kadamba script of the 5th century.

What grammar features does Kannada have?

Kannada is agglutinative, with SOV word order, no grammatical gender in the same way as European languages (it distinguishes rational/irrational nouns), and case suffixes that stack with plural and possessive markers. Verbs inflect for tense, person, number and politeness, and have an inclusive/exclusive 'we' distinction in colloquial use. LingoBear lets you see these in real text.