History of Canarese
Canarese ( ಕನ್ನಡ ) is one of the oldest languages in the world which is still used today. [1]
Ancient Canarese
Canarese may have been used from the time when the Harappan civilization began.[2] The language of Harappans and Dravidians may have been the same. The south Indian Proto-Dravidian language may have evolved from Harappan language. The Canarese language may be approximately 4500 years old.
South-Eastern Dravidian
It was used from 1500 B.C. to 300 B. C.
Proto-Old Canarese
It was used from 300 B.C. to 300 C.E.
Old Canarese
It was used from 300 C.E. to 700 C.E.
Middle age Canarese
It was used from 700 C.E. to 1700 C.E.
Modern Canarese
Middle Canarese had influence of the British colonialists' language- English, though some villagers opposing them did not use it. The influence of middle Canarese made today's modern Canarese. Some letters of middle Canarese became extinct due to some reasons.
Time
It was in use from 1700 C.E., and is still in use.
State
It is still in use in many villages in ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ. Unlike old and middle Canarese, it is not extinct; it is still in use.
Macronic Canaralish
Etymology
'Canaralish' is from two words: 'Canarese' and 'English'. Canarese is the English form of the name of the language, 'ಕನ್ನಡ' . As it is a macronic language it is the mixture of the name of two languages, 'ಕನ್ನಡ' and 'English' from which it has been evolved.
Origin
When British had conquered 'ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ' where Canarese was widely used, English had an influence on this language which evolved it into Canaralish.
Speakers
This language is much used by people living in ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ where it has been evolved from the two languages much used there.
State
This macronic language has almost taken the place of Canarese which was before used there.
Time
It was used from about 1800 when English had an influence on Canarese.
References
- Kulli, Jayavant S. (1991). History of grammatical theories in Kannada. International School of Dravidian Linguistics. OCLC 27145977.
- Parpola, Asko 1941- Verfasser. Sāvitrī and Resurrection: the ideal of devoted wife, her forehead mark, satī, and human sacrifice in epic-purāṇic, vedic, Harappan-dravidian and near Eastern perspectives. ISBN 951-9380-38-8. OCLC 1121051689.