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According to Wikipedia, The spoken Kannada language is said to have separated from its proto-Dravidian source earlier than Tamil and about the same time as Tulu.
The influence of Old Kannada on the language of the Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions from the second century BCE to the sixth century CE has been brought to light through observations made using grammatical and lexical analysis.
Prior to and during the early Christian era, the Kannada-speaking cultural area seems to have had close trade ties with the Greek and Roman empires of the West. Greek dramatists of the fourth century BCE, particularly Euripides and Aristophanes, appear to have been familiar with the Kannada language. This is evident in their usage of Kannada words and phrases in their dramas and skits.[9]
Kannada inscriptions were not only discovered in Karnataka but also quite commonly in Andhra Pradesh,[41] Maharashtra[42][43] and Tamil Nadu.[44][45] Some inscriptions were also found in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.[46] As an example, the inscription at Jura 964 CE (Jabalpur), belonging to the reign of Rashtrakuta Krishna III, is regarded as an epigraphical landmark of classical Kannada literary composition, with charming poetic diction in polished Kannada metre.[47] This indicates the spread of the influence of the language over the ages, especially during th
