The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
| Population | 35,346,000 (1997 IMA). 44,000,000 including second language users (1999 WA). |
| Region | Karnataka; Andhra Pradesh; Tamil Nadu; Maharashtra. |
| Alternate names | KANARESE, CANARESE, BANGLORI, MADRASSI |
| Dialects | BIJAPUR, JEINU KURUBA, AINE KURUBA. |
| Classification | Dravidian, Southern, Tamil-Kannada, Kannada. |
| Comments | About 20 dialects; Badaga may be one. National language. SOV. Literacy rate in first language: 60%. Literacy rate in second language: 60%. Kannada script is similar to Telugu script. Hindu, Muslim, Christian. Bible 1831-1998. |
