As this date is 2 BC I searched for earlier connections with Sanatana Dharama.
References are found in the Tamil Classics on this and in Legends.
Tamil Purananuru, says the people of Karnataka were from the Yadavas of Dwaraka.
Now there are references in the Puranas of seven Dwarakas.
This reference about Kannadigas probably refers to the second Dwaraka, when the tribes left for the middle east and elsewhere because of Flood.
Tamil, unlike the Sanskrit Language does not have Phonetic differentiation for Alphabets.
Tamil has Alphabets dispenses with this and Tamil Grammar ,dating back to at least 5000 years, has unique system to replace the Phonetic content as displayed in Sanskrit.
Kannada follows the Sanskrit Grammar patters.
But words resemble ancient chaste Tamil words of yore.
'Oota' means Food in Kannada.
In ancient Tamil,'Oottam' means nourishment.
'Angai' denotes palms in Kannada which is the purest word meaning the same in Tamil-of course this word is scarcely used now.
It may be noted that some Pallava Kings Mahendravarman and Narasimhavarman are reported to know the language of Pulakesin II.
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