Native to India Native speakers 400,000 (2011) | Ethnicity Gowda Writing system Kannada script | |
Region Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada Kasaragodu Language family Dravidian
Southern family
Tulu Kannada languages
Arebhashe | ||
Arebhashe is a dialect of Hale Kannada and Tulu languages. It is spoken by more than 400,000 people, particularly Hindus in the Gowda community in the regions of Kodagu and Sullia of Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka..
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Etymology
Linguists have suggested that the word Arebhashe means 'half-tongue,' from the Arebhashe word "a're" meaning "half" and bhashe, meaning "speech." Arebhashe pronunciation and accent are distinct from Kannada.
History
Arebhashe is written in the Kannada script.The Arebhashe dialect is believed to have originated during the transformation of Hale Kannada to Hosa Kannada, and according to some historians the dialect may be five-hundred years old.
References
Arebhashe dialect Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA