Languages
The primary languages of Udupi district are Tulu, Kannada & Konkani. The Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts are referred to as Tulu Nadu, as they constitute the Tulu-majority region. Inscriptions in the Tulu languages are found in and around the village of Barkur, the ancient capital of Tulu Nadu. Kundagannada which is the dialect of Kannada is spoken predominantly in KundapurTaluk, Hebri,and Brahmavar. Konkani is spoken by the people of Gouda Saraswat Brahmins and Mangalorean Catholics in Udupi District. The Muslims in Udupi district speak Beary Bashe and some Muslims in Baindur speak the Nawayathi language.
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