Kannada
The Kannada script (pronounced “KAH-nuh-dah,” not “ka-NAH-da”) is used to write the Kannada, or Kanarese, language of the Karnataka region of southern India, as well as minority languages such as Tulu. It is very closely related to the Telugu script. Both are derived from the Old Kannada script, but diverged around 1500, with the two different forms being hardened into place by the advent of printing in the nineteenth century.[9]
[9] This information comes from William Bright, “Kannada and Telugu Writing,” in The World's Writing Systems, pp. 413–419.
The basic letterforms of Kannada are extremely similar to those of Telugu, with the main difference being the shape of the headstroke. Like Telugu, Kannada has 35 consonants, 14 independent ...
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