Dravidian family
Kannada
1200 CE – today Living
Kannada (1200 CE – today) is a living Dravidian language. Lineage: Proto-Dravidian → Proto-South Dravidian → Old Kannada → Kannada.
See Kannada on the interactive map- Speakers
- 44M (44,000,000)
- ISO 639-3
- kan
- Glottocode
- nucl1305
South Dravidian. Covers Middle Kannada (~1200–1700) and Modern Kannada; Old Kannada is tracked separately.
Lineage
- Proto-Dravidianc. 4,000 BCE – 2,500 BCE
- Proto-South Dravidianc. 1,100 BCE – 300 BCE
- Old Kannadac. 450 CE – 1200 CE
- Kannada1200 CE – today