There are quite a few languages that are in use in the Mangalore city of the state of Karnataka. The most important languages of Mangalore are Kannada, Tulu, Beary Bashe and Konkani. Most of the languages spoken in Mangalore have Dravidian origins.
Kannada is a significant language of Mangalore. It has Dravidian origin. It is around 2,500 years old. Kannada belongs to the language group called proto-Dravidian group. It is quite similar to Tamil. This language has gone through three different stages of development; these are Hale Kannada or old Kannada, Nadu Kannada or middle Kannada and Adhunika Kannada or modern Kannada. The Kannada alphabet constitutes of 52 letters.
Tulu is one of the chief languages at Mangalore. This language too has Dravidian origin. The Tulu language descends from the proto-Dravidian language. The people of Mangalore who use this language are primarily the followers of Jainism and Hinduism. Tulu language has a script of its own. It descends from the script of Grantha.
Beary bashe is an important language of Mangalore. This language is used by a group of people called Bearys. These people are Muslim. The people of this group have faith in the religion of Islam. The language of Beary bashe lacks a separate script. The script of the Kannada language is used for Beary bashe.
Konkani is a language used by the people of the Konkani community. It is yet to receive the recognition that it deserves. Previously, the Brahmi script was the script of the Konkani language, though currently, the Nagari script is in use.
Last Updated on 21 September 2011
