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Kannada Origins Epigraphs

Though Kannada is grouped among the Dravidian Languages, the Sanskrit and Prakrit is very high in Kannada,as in Telugu, unlike Tamil where the influence of Sanskrit is the least.

And the influence of Tamil can also be seen.

Kannada lends itself for study by being classified into,

Hale Kannada(Old Kannada),

Nadu Kannada(Middle Kannada) and

New Kannada(Modern Kannada).