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Language code: kan

Technical information about ISO 639 language code kan

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The table below provides technical details for the Kannada language, designated by the kan code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

kan

Name

Official

Kannada

Native

ಕನ್ನಡ

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
Mysore (Southern/Standard)Dharwad (Northern)HavyakaKundagannadaAre BhasheMalnad
Related languages
TuluKodavaBadagaTamilTeluguMalayalam
Key facts
Earliest known Kannada inscription dates to around 450 CEThe language uses its own Brahmic script that evolved from the Kadamba scriptClassical treatise Kavirajamarga (c. 850 CE) is the earliest extant work of Kannada literatureKannada has produced more Jnanpith literary award winners than any other Dravidian languageUnicode allocates the Kannada block at U+0C80–U+0CFF.
Sample phrase

ಹಲೋ, ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

Supported in Localizely

The Kannada language, identified by the code kan, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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