Kannada people
The Kannadigas or Kannadigaru (), often referred to as Kannada people, are a Dravidian ethnic group primarily native to the southern Indian state of Karnataka and its surrounding regions. They natively speak Kannada, which belongs to the Dravidian language family. Kannada stands among 30 of the most widely spoken languages of the world as of 2001.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- KannadigasKannaḍigaruಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು
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- Flag of the Kannada people.svg
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- Cultural flag of the Kannada people
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- Ugadi Celebrations.jpg
- Ethnic group.native_name_lang
- kn
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- Kannada schoolchildren celebrating Ugadi
- Ethnic group.population
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- Ethnic group.pop1
- 44 million
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 337,000
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 59,000(Estimated)
- Ethnic group.pop4
- 48,600
- Ethnic group.pop5
- 22,000
Article
25 sectionsContents
- History
- Culture
- Architecture
- Music
- Theater
- Dance forms
- Martial arts
- Cuisine
- Clothing
- Literature
- Kannada journalism
- Notable people
- Religious leaders
- Gandhian philosophers
- Modern science and technology
- Environmentalists
- Current cricketers
- Retired cricketers
- Caste and Communities
- Horanadu Kannadigaru
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Kannadigas or Kannadigaru (), often referred to as Kannada people, are a Dravidian ethnic group primarily native to the southern Indian state of Karnataka and its surrounding regions. They natively speak Kannada, which belongs to the Dravidian language family. Kannada stands among 30 of the most widely spoken languages of the world as of 2001.
After the Mauryas, parts of Karnataka were variously ruled by dynasties who were from the outside. One theory posits that the Vijayanagara Empire, one of the region's most renowned, was founded by Kannadigas who served as commanders in the Hoysala Empire's army stationed in the Tungabhadra region.