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What is the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka?
Kannada
In which script is the Kannada language written?
Kannada
How many native speakers does Kannada have?
44 million
Which dynasty was associated with the literary Old Kannada flourishing in the 6th century?
Ganga dynasty
Where was a center for the study of classical Kannada established in July 2011?
Mysore
Study Notes
Language of Karnataka
- Kannada is the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka.
Script of Kannada
- The Kannada language is written in the Kannada script.
Native Speakers of Kannada
- Kannada has approximately 45 million native speakers.
Literary Old Kannada
- The Rashtrakuta dynasty was associated with the flourishing of literary Old Kannada in the 6th century.
Center for Classical Kannada
- A center for the study of classical Kannada was established in Mysore in July 2011.
Test your knowledge about the Dravidian language spoken in Karnataka, India, with millions of native and non-native speakers. Learn about its historical significance as a court language in various dynasties of south and central India.
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