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The Kannada script (IAST: Kannaḍa lipi; obsolete: Kanarese or Canarese script in English) is an abugida of the Brahmic family, used to write Kannada, one of the Dravidian languages of South India especially in the state of Karnataka. It is one of the official scripts of the Indian Republic.
Mar 28, 2024 · The Kannada script evolved from southern varieties of the Ashokan Brahmi script. The Kannada script is closely related to the Telugu script; both emerged from an Old Kannarese (Karnataka) script. Three historical stages are recognised: Old Kannada (450–1200 ce), Middle Kannada (1200–1700 ce), and Modern Kannada (1700 ce –present).
- Bhadriraju Krishnamurti
The Kannada alphabet (ಕನ್ನಡ ಲಿಪಿ) developed from the Kadamba and Cālukya scripts, descendents of Brahmi, which were used between the 5th and 7th centuries AD. These scripts developed into the Old Kannada script, which by about 1500 had morphed into the Kannada and Telugu scripts.
The Kannada language is written using the Kannada script, which evolved from the 5th-century Kadamba script. Kannada is attested epigraphically for about one and a half millennia and literary Old Kannada flourished in the 6th-century Ganga dynasty and during the 9th-century Rashtrakuta Empire.
The Kannada script is a South Indian script. It is used to write Kannada language of Karnataka State in India. This is also used in many parts of Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andhrapradesh and Maharashtra States of India. Kannada script is also used to write Tulu, Konkani and Kodava languages.
The Kannada script is used to write certain languages from South India, most notably the Kannada language. The script is similar to the Telugu script , used to write the Telugu language . Kannada is an Abugida .
Nov 11, 2023 · The Kannada script is used for writing the Kannada language, which is primarily spoken in the Indian state of Karnataka. The script is an abugida, where each consonant carries an inherent vowel sound.
