Karnataka Languages and its Dialects

 

List of languages spoken in Karnataka.

 Kannada Speaking Regions

Language : Kannada

Kannada Dialects :

1. Mysore Karnataka(South Karnataka) Kannada

2. Kalyan Karnataka(Hyderabad Karnataka) Kannada

3. Kittur Karnataka(Mumbai Karnataka) Kannada

4. Malnad/Malenadu Kannada 

5. Havyaka Kannada

6. Are Bashe Kannada

7. Kota- Kundapra Kannada

8. Sholiga /Soliga  Kannada

9. Halakki Gowda Kannada

10. Bengaluru Kannada 

11. Nadavara Kannada

12. Mangaluru/Tulunad Kannada

13. Urali

14. Holeya

15. Rabakavi

16. Hatkar Kanadi

17. Jawari Kannada

18. Aruvathoklu Kannada

19. Kurumbha Kannada

Other Languages : 

1. Sanketi

2. Aruvu

3. Lambani / Gor Banjari

5. Hakki Pikki -wagdi boli

6. Dakini urdu

Tulunad Region of Karnataka and Kerala :

Language :  Tulu 

Tulu Dialects : 

1. Shivalli Madhwa Tulu

2. Stanika/Taulava Hebbar Tulu

3. Jain Tulu

4. Koraga Tulu

5. Karkala- Hebri Tulu

6. Udupi(Odipu)- Kapu Tulu

7. Mangalore(Kudla)- Moodabidre(Bedre) Tulu

8. Bantwal - Belthangady(Bolter) Tulu

9. Puttur - Sulya Tulu

10. Kasargod(Kasrodu) Tulu

11. Mera Tulu

12. Mansa Tulu

13. Markodi/Mavilan Tulu

14.Sakleshpura-Mudigere-Koppa-Kalsa Tulu

Other Languages of Tulunad Region:

1. Koraga

2. Beary

3. Arhe Bashe Kannada

4. Havyaka kannada

5. Kundapra kannada

6. Hindu Konkani

7. Karhade Konkani

8. Chitpavani konkani

9. RSB Konkani

10. Kunbi Konkani

11. Catholic Konkani

12. Kudiya

Kodagu Region of Karnataka : 

Language : Kodava

Dialects : 

1. Mendele, which is spoken in Northern and Central Kodagu,

2. Kiggat, which is spoken in Kiggat naadu in Southern Kodagu.

Other Languages of Kodagu Region:

1. Betta Kuruba 

2. Jenu Kuruba

3. Arhe Bashe Kannada

4. Yerava

North Kanara or Konkan Region :

Language : Konkani and Kannada

Dialects of Konkani :

1. Karwar - Joida - Haliyal konkani

2. kumta - Honnavar - Bhatkal konkani

3. Nawayat konkani

4. Siddi konkani

Dialects of Kannada :

1. Havyaka Kannada

2. Halakki Gowda Kannada

3. Komarpant Hale Kannada

4. Namdhari Naik Kannada

Major Immigrant Languages of Karnataka.

1. Telugu

2. Tamil

3. Marathi

4. Malayalam

5. Rajasthani/Marwadi

6. Urdu

7. Hindi