Kannada Language

Dravidian language of 44 million native speakers, official in Karnataka and a classical language of India, with inscriptions from c. 450 CE.

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Kannada has 44 million native speakers and serves 15 million more as a second or third language in Karnataka.
The Halmidi inscription, usually dated c. 450 CE, is the earliest well-attested full-length Kannada stone inscription.
It is the official and administrative language of Karnataka and one of the classical languages of India.