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  Kannada language
Kannada is one of the oldest Dravidian languages and is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people.
It is the state language of Karnataka, one of the four southern states in India.
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.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ka/Kannada.html   (361 words)

  
 Kannada
Kannada (also known as Kanarese, Canarese, and Madrassi) is one of the 22 official languages of India.
Kannada is a highly inflected language with a grammar that is similar to that of Tamil.
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.
www.nvtc.gov /lotw/months/april/Kannada.html   (484 words)

  
 Kannada alphabet, pronunciation and language
The Kannada alphabet developed from the Kadamba and Cālukya scripts, descendents of Brahmi which were used between the 5th and 7th centuries AD.
Kannada is a alphasyllabary in which all consonants have an inherent vowel.
Kannada is a Dravidian language spoken by about 44 million people in the Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
www.omniglot.com /writing/kannada.htm   (220 words)

  
 Description of the Kannada Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kannada is a south Indian language spoken in Karnataka state of India.Kannada is originated from the Dravidian Language.
Kannada script rendering software must be able to map appropriate combinations of characters in context to the appropriate conjunct glyphs in fonts.
The order for storage of plain text in Kannada generally follows the phonetic order, that is, a CV syllable with a dependant vowel is always encoded as a consonant letter C followed by a vowel sign V in the memory representation.
brahmi.sourceforge.net /docs/KannadaComputing.html   (2782 words)

  
 Kannada Language
Language Classification: One of the oldest languages of proto Dravidian languages.
Kannada Language History: The spoken Kannada language originated from the Halmidi inscription in 450 A.D. in the southern Bramhi lipi of Ashoka period of 9th century A.D. Pampa and Ranna were famous poets.
Kannada Language Enriched by: Sanskrit, Marathi, Urdu, Tamil, and Malayalam influenced the modern Kannada.
www.online-languagetranslators.com /kannada_language.htm   (229 words)

  
 Kannada Language,official Language of Karnataka,Regional Languages of Karnataka
It is spoken by 65% of the population of Karnataka.
Kannada is almost as old as Tamil, the truest of the Dravidian family.
Literature in Kannada today is a big enterprise, with bustling centres like the University of Mysore, the Karnataka University at Dharwar and the Kannada Sahitya Parishad of Mysore.
www.indiasite.com /language/kannada.html   (785 words)

  
 Languages of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kannada has a long history of literature next only to Sanskrit and Tamil.
According to some scholars, the language flowered into literature as early as the 15th century A.D. Nripatunga of the late 9th century refers in his work Kavirajamarg to a number of predecessors who wrote prose and verse.
The three gems of earlier Kannada poetry Pampa, Ranna and Ponna (all born in the 10th century), rendered the epics in Kannada.
www.indiansaga.com /languages/kannada_lang.html   (363 words)

  
 Kannada Language - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Kannada Language - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Kannada Language, formerly known as Kanarese, a language of south-western India, mainly spoken in Karnataka State.
Language, communication among human beings that is characterized by the use of arbitrary spoken or written symbols with agreed-upon meanings.
uk.encarta.msn.com /Kannada_Language.html   (179 words)

  
 Kannada translation, English to Kannada translation, Kannada to English translation, Kannada web site translation, ...
Whether you are a Kannada company hoping to break into the English speaking market or you have a product to sell to India, WTB Language Group can help you.
Kannada is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 45 million people.
It is the state language of Karnataka, one of the four southern states in India.Karnataka is bordered on the north and northeast by Maharashtra and Goa states, on the east by Andhra Pradesh state, on the south by Tamil Nadu and Kerala states, and on the west by the Arabian Sea.
www.wintranslation.com /languages/kannada.html   (324 words)

  
 Kannada language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Spoken Kannada tends to vary from region to region.
In this period Kannada showed a high level of maturity as a language of original lierature.
Kannada grammar was further developed based on Sanskrit grammar by Keshiraja Bhatta.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kannada_language   (2358 words)

  
 Kannada Music and Radio City - Feedback from the Visitors
KANNADA, being the local language MUST be given its due time and importance in all aspects of LIFE in Bangalore.
Moreover, this cannot be termed as fanaticism as we are asking for kannada in kannada land and not in west bengal or Tamil nadu.
Ekkundi, a late Kannada poet had said "Learning the language of the land is like saying `Thank you' to your host when you go to someone's house and accept his or her hospitality.
www.ourkarnataka.com /feedback/feedback_kannadasongs_radiocity.htm   (6423 words)

  
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History of Kannada Language 5 1.1 Description of Kannada Language 5 1.2 Brief introduction to Kannada language 6 1.2.1 Vowels 6 1.2.2 Anuswaras 6 1.2.3 Visarga 6 1.2.4 Avagraha 6 1.2.5 Consonants 6 1.2.6 Basic Language Rule in Kannada 7 2.
History of Kannada Language Kannada is a south Indian language spoken in Karnataka state of India.Kannada is originated from the Dravidian Language.
In Kannada, there is only one type of conjunct formation (consonant cluster) and it is depicted as follows: The first consonant of the consonant cluster is rendered with the implicit or a different dependant vowel appearing as the terminal element of the consonant cluster.
brahmi.sourceforge.net /docs/KannadaComputing.doc   (2550 words)

  
 History of the Kannada Literature: History of the Kannada Literature - I
For the sake of the convenient study of Kannada language and literature, the pundits have divided the development of Kannada language into three phases; The Old Kannada Phase, The Middle Kannada Phase, and The Modern Kannada Phase.
The students of Kannada language are familiar with the eulogy of Kappe Arabhatta, a hero remembered as Kaliyuga Vipartitan.
This rock stone inscription of Badami in archaic Kannada letters is ascribed to the 7th century.
www.kamat.com /kalranga/kar/literature/history1.htm   (652 words)

  
 Learn Kannada Online - Write or Speak in Kannada Language Exchange   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
A language exchange complements other forms of learning such as classroom, cultural immersion and multimedia, because you get to practice all that you have learned with native speakers in a safe and supportive environment.
Language exchange learning is also inexpensive because we provide free tips and conversation lesson plans that allow you to do a language exchange on your own.
Add your profile to the language exchange community and let others contact you to for language exchange learning.
www.mylanguageexchange.com /Learn/Kannada.asp   (801 words)

  
 kannada language
Masti is considered as the father of Kannada short story.
One notable features as far as modern Kannada literature is concerned is that there are quite a few writers who have made a mark in more than one field: A.N.Krishna Rao (poet and novelist), V.K.Gokak (poet and novelist), Gopalakrishna Adiga (poet and essayist) and R.S.Mugali (poet and historian) are writers of repute.
Kannada is flourishing in almost all branches of literature, and modernity is noticeable in various phases: Pragatishila, Navodaya and Navya.
www.india4world.com /indian-language/kannada-language.shtml   (605 words)

  
 Kannada Computing Information (Penn State)
Kannada is a syllabic alphabet in that it consists of consonants with vowel signs.
Language tags are also suggested so that search engines and screen readers parse the language of a page.
Another option is to compose the basic text in an international or foreign languags text editor or word processor and export the content as an HTML or text file with the appropriate encoding.
tlt.psu.edu /suggestions/international/bylanguage/kannada.html   (945 words)

  
 The Hindu : Karnataka News : `Declare Kannada a classical language'
BANGALORE: Kannada meets all the four basic criteria set by the Union Government for recognising any scheduled language as a classical language, according to the consultative committee of scholars constituted by the State Government.
The committee was constituted to strengthen the Government's demand to the Centre to accord classical status on Kannada soon after it submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, in that regard on February 11 last.
The first record on Kannada language is traced to Emperor Ashoka's Brahmagiri edict dated 230 B.C. Kannada words are found in Greek comedies of first and second century A.D. The first full- length Kannada edict is "Hanmidi" (also known as Halmidi) dated AD 450.
www.hindu.com /2005/05/27/stories/2005052703230500.htm   (623 words)

  
 Language in education — II - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The approach of introducing the language to enable children to associate words with objects will be facilitated by the fact that a large number of English words is already frequently used by children, while speaking the mother tongue.
The growth of English as a global language is not the sole factor in explaining language endangerment...
One has to be extremely pessimistic to believe that the rich Kannada language with a well developed script, flourishing literature, extensive usage in theatre and music and on the thriving TV, wide readership through Kannada newspapers and nearly fifty million speakers will be a language facing death.
www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/aug122005/editpage1644462005811.asp   (967 words)

  
 Kannada Translation Service - English to Kannada Translation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
You probably don't speak Kannada yourself, so there are a few questions you'll need to consider when choosing a translation company.
Language is a living thing it develops and changes constantly.
To ensure our translators keep abreast of the language our Kannada translators live in-county and translate into their mother tongue.
www.appliedlanguage.com /languages/kannada_translation.shtml   (420 words)

  
 Professor To Discuss Kannada Language, Culture At April 4 Lecture - University News Service - The University of Iowa
This year the UI added Kannada, a language of Karnataka, a southern state in India.
Kilingar (K.V.) Tirumalesh, a visiting professor of Asian languages and literature in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will speak about "Kannada Language and Culture" April 4, at noon in the International Center Lounge.
The language has multiple geographical dialects and it is one of the oldest languages of the major South Indian languages, second only to Tamil.
www.news-releases.uiowa.edu /2005/march/033005kannada.html   (421 words)

  
 Kannada Language, History Of Kannada Language, Kannada Literature, Kannada Sahitya Parishad Mysore.
Kannada Language, History Of Kannada Language, Kannada Literature, Kannada Sahitya Parishad Mysore.
Jainism being a popular religion at the time, there were some Jaina poets like Srivijaya and Guna Varman I. A new trend began with the ‘Three Gems’ of Kannada literature, Pampa, Ponna and Ranna in the 10th century, where prose and verse were mixed the campu style.
Kannada literature took a strong Hindu bend with the orthodox Vijayanagara kings (14th-15th AD).
languages.iloveindia.com /kannada.html   (701 words)

  
 Language in India
Kannada spoken by the child may not be grammatical from the available written standard.
Since primary education is basically language education, we need to organize our teaching and learning carefully taking into account what the child brings to his or her classroom.
The aim of linking home language with school language in respect of Kannada is to prepare the child to study the textbooks on various subjects through the Kannada medium of instruction as the child grows up and goes to higher classes.
www.languageinindia.com /aug2004/kannadamothertongue1.html   (2201 words)

  
 languagehat.com: HISTORY OF KANNADA.
Kannada is the language predominant in the state of Karnataka in India.
As i have understood kannada is the mother toungue of all languages, simple to speak, easy to understand and our karnataka is the place choosen by chandra gupta maurya to spend his last days, even today karnataka is the host for many languages like konkani, kodava, and others.
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.
www.languagehat.com /archives/001589.php   (3592 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.
For users of Macintosh OS X 10.2, a commercial Kannada Language Kit with a Unicode font and 2 keyboard layouts is available from XenoType Technologies, and Nicholas Shanks has produced a free Kannada Font and Keyboard Layout.
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.
www.alanwood.net /unicode/kannada.html   (294 words)

  
 Kannada Language, History of Kannada language, History of Kannada, Kannada Literature, Kannada Dictionary, Kannada ...
Kannada Language, History of Kannada language, History of Kannada, Kannada Literature, Kannada Dictionary, Kannada Grammer, Kannada Vocabulary, Kannada Films/Movies, Kannada Poets/Poems, Kannada Magazines.
Kannada is the state language of Karnataka, one of the four southern states in India.
Kannada Channel has links to various informative websites for News, Magazines, Kannada Radio, Kannada Portals, Bollywood Movies and Music.
www.nriol.com /kannada-page.asp   (225 words)

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