Kannada
Americannoun
noun
Usage
What does Kannada mean? Kannada is the name of a language mainly spoken in the Indian state of Karnataka. The Republic of India is a south Asian country made up of 25 states and 7 territories, with the state of Karnataka located in the southwest. Kannada is one of the languages that make up the Dravidian family of languages native to southern India and Sri Lanka. Kannada is also known as Kanarese. Kannada is the state language of Karnataka and is among the most popular languages in India. Worldwide, over 40 million people speak Kannada.
Example Sentences
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In 2025, Singh faced backlash after mimicking a ritual sequence from the hit Kannada film Kantara during a film festival event.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
It is the first book written in the Kannada language, which is spoken in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, to win the prestigious prize.
From BBC ● May 20, 2025
Women in Tamil and Kannada cinema have also petitioned their state governments to improve working conditions for them.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024
The newfound capability presented an advantage for national politicians versed primarily in India’s official language, Hindi, to transmit communications to voters in southern states in other languages and dialects, like Kannada and Malayalam.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2024
Rani catches my Kannada words and repeats them without faltering.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
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