Kundagannada also known as Kundapra bhashi/Kundapura kannada is a regional dialect of

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

spoken by people residing in the

Kundapura Kundapra, officially Kundapura, is a town in the Udupi district of Karnataka state in India. This town was known as Coondapoor when it was part of the erstwhile South Canara district (1862–1947) of the Madras Presidency of British India. Pr ...

Byndoor Byndoor is a taluk and Town Panchayat in Udupi, Karnataka, India. Byndoor is located on NH-66 which is between Panvel and Kochi and is one of the main stations along the Konkan Railway line after Udupi and Mangalore. Railway station Byndoor ...

Brahmavar Brahmavar is a taluk in Udupi district located on NH 66 (formerly NH 17), north of the Udupi in Karnataka, India. Location Brahmavara is about north of Mangalore and about north of Udupi on the National highway NH 66 (formerly NH 17). The Suv ...

Hebri Hebri is a town and taluk headquarters in the Udupi district of Karnataka, at the foot of the Western Ghats of India in Karnataka state. It was first inaugurated as a taluk in 2018. It is a main junction and a central point of roads leading to ...

taluks of Udupi District. While it maintains the core structure of

, it incorporates Tulu influences, particularly in local terms and expressions. The language is also shaped by the region’s geography, nestled between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, leading to unique words, vocabulary and pronunciations specific to the coastal environment. This dialect of

is a distinctive cultural marker for the local community, reflecting both linguistic and geographical influences.

References

External links

Kundapura Kannada Dictionary
{{Dr-lang-stub Tulu Nadu Culture of Tulu Nadu Udupi