Kannadoid languages

Kannadoid
Kannada–Badaga
Geographic
distribution
South India
Linguistic classificationDravidian
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologbada1263
Map of Kannada dialects in the state of Karnataka.

Kannadoid languages, in the broad sense incorporating the Kannada–Badaga languages, are spoken in and around Karnataka. Apart from literary Kannada, used in television, news and literature, there are many spoken dialects.