Kannada
Kannada is one of the major Dravidian languages of India, spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannadigas (ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು Kannadigaru), number roughly 50 million, making it the 15 most spoken language in the world. It is one of the official languages of India and the official and administrative language of the state of Karnataka.
There are about 325,571 speakers of Kannada in Kerala, mainly concentrated in the Kasaragod district of the north. Most Kannada-speakers in Kerala are Tulu people who use Kannada language as an additional tongue.
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