Kanarese

American  

[kah-nuh-reez, -rees, kan-uh-] / ˌkɑ nəˈriz, -ˈris, ˌkæn ə- /

Or Canarese

adjective

1. of or relating to Kanara, a part of the Maharashtra province in W India.

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noun

plural

Kanarese

1. one of a Dravidian people living mainly in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India.

2. Kannada.

Kanarese British  

/ ˌkænəˈriːz /

noun

1. a member of a people of S India living chiefly in Kanara

2. the language of this people; Kannada

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Etymology

Origin of Kanarese

First recorded in 1830–40; Kanar(a) + -ese

Example Sentences

Five other linguistic groups were already demanding that new states be carved for those who spoke Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarathi, Kanarese, Malayalam.

From Time Magazine Archive

Thus in Kanarese we have māḍid-enu, “I did”; māḍid-i, “thou didst”; māḍid-evu, “we did”; māḍid-aru, “they did.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

Nuniz calls the new king "Pureoyre Deorao," and "Pureoyre" seems to be a rough Portuguese version of the name Harihara; H and P representing the same sound in the Kanarese and Telugu languages.

From A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India by Sewell, Robert

Tulu, Kodagu, Toda and Kōta can be described as lying between Tamil-Malayālam and Kanarese, though they are more nearly related to the latter than to the former.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

At the end of the session the Dewan's annual statement, or report, and an account of the proceedings of the Assembly, are printed in English and in Kanarese.

From Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore by Elliot, Robert H. (Robert Henry)