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Kanarese, a. and n.|kænəˈriːz|
Also Canarese.
[f. Kanara + -ese.]
A. adj. Of or pertaining to Kanara in western India, or its people.
B. n.
a. A native of Kanara.
b. The language of Kanara, belonging to the Tamulic class of the Dravidian family, closely allied to Telugu; also called Karnata, and now generally and officially Kannada.
1838Krishnamacharya (title) A grammar of the modern Canarese language. 1847Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Bengal XVI. ii. 1142 The same effect is observable even in Telugu and Canarese. 1856[see Karnata a. and n.]. 1875Encycl. Brit. III. 513/2 Maráthi and Kanarese are both spoken. 1880Ibid. XII. 428/2 In the different parts of the [Hyderabad] territory the Marathí, the Kanarese, and Telugu languages are spoken. 1920Publ. Opinion 26 Nov. 521/2 Instruction in the following tongues, Hindustani, Kaffir, Kanarese. 1921Q. Rev. Oct. 328 That Indian Kings were deified after death is placed beyond doubt by a Kanarese inscription. 1939L. H. Gray Foundations of Lang. 30 The languages of South India (Tamil, Telugu, Kanarese, etc.). 1969Enactment (Delhi) Nov. 12/1, I do not hurl abuses and acid bulbs on my neighbours because they speak..Kanarese and I speak Konkani. 1971Hindustan Times Weekly Rev. (New Delhi) 4 Apr. p. iv/5 (Advt.), Please send me a free set of recipes in..Malayalam/Gujarati/Marathi/Kanarese. |