Havigannada or Havyaka Bhaashe or Havyaka Kannada is the native language of Havyaka

Havyaka

Havyaka Brahmins are a Hindu Pancha Dravida Brahmin subsect primarily from the Indian state of Karnataka and Northern Kerala. Havyakas profess the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankaracharya.-Etymology:...

s. It is a dialect

Dialect

The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...

 of Kannada.

Usage

Havigannada is used only by Havyaka

Havyaka

Havyaka Brahmins are a Hindu Pancha Dravida Brahmin subsect primarily from the Indian state of Karnataka and Northern Kerala. Havyakas profess the Advaita philosophy propounded by Adi Shankaracharya.-Etymology:...

s. It uses similar verbs and words as mainstream Kannada. However, it has more in common with Halegannada

Halegannada

Proto-Kannada is said to have evolved after separating from its source around c. 1500 BCE, while its script evolved during Ashokan times around the 4th or 3rd century BCE from ancient Brahmi...

 (which is not in use today). This might be the reason why even native Kannadigas find it difficult to comprehend it for the first time.

It is spoken in the regions of Sagar, Sirsi, Yellapur Siddapur

Siddapur

Siddapura or Siddapur is a Taluk Panchayat in Uttara Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located near the town of Sirsi and Sagar-News and media:...

, Honnavar, Kumta

Kumta

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, Puttur, Gokarna

Gokarna, India

Gokarna is a village in the Uttara Kannada district of the Karnataka state, India. It is a Hindu pilgrimage centre as well as a tourist destination in India. Gokarna is a temple town and is referred to in a number of Hindu historical literature pieces. The main deity is Lord Mahabhaleshwara, a...

 etc, where there is a higher density of Havyakas in relation to other places.

In some parts like Uttarakannada District like Kumta, Honnavara, Sirsi and Siddapur

Siddapur

Siddapura or Siddapur is a Taluk Panchayat in Uttara Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located near the town of Sirsi and Sagar-News and media:...

, often Neuter

Grammatical gender

Grammatical gender is defined linguistically as a system of classes of nouns which trigger specific types of inflections in associated words, such as adjectives, verbs and others. For a system of noun classes to be a gender system, every noun must belong to one of the classes and there should be...

 genders are used instead of Feminine

Feminine

Feminine, or femininity, normally refers to qualities positively associated with women.Feminine may also refer to:*Feminine , a grammatical gender*Feminine cadence, a final chord falling in a metrically weak position...

 genders, which seem weird at first glance.

Havigannada was partly used in Sandalwood film Nammoora Mandara Hoove

Nammoora Mandara Hoove

-Plot details:Shivrajkumar comes to Ramesh's , home town and falls in love with the girl whom Ramesh loves .Although the rest of the movie is about this love triangle, the movie is generally noted for effectively capturing and utilising the natural beauty of the forests of Yana it's shoot in Malenadu...

 and Naayi Neralu

Naayi Neralu

Naayi Neralu is a 2006 Kannada language movie directed by Girish Kasaravalli and is based on a novel by kannada writer S L Bhyrappa of the same name. The film stars Pavitra Lokesh in lead role. The film bagged 3 state awards by the Government of Karnataka.-Crew:Language : KannadaProducer :...

 which was shot in and around Yana

Yana, India

Yana is a village in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India that is known for the unusual rock formations in its vicinity. It is located in the Sahyadri mountain range of the Western Ghats, about from Karwar port, from Sirsi, and from Kumta...

.

Pronouns

English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	Kannada	Havigannada
I	ನಾನು (Naanu)	ನಾನು / ನಾ (Naa) / ಆನು (Aanu)
We	ನಾವು (Naavu)	ನಾವು / ನಂಗ (Nanga) / ಯಂಗ (engo)
You (Singular)	ನೀನು (Neenu)	ನೀನು / ನೀ (Nee)
You (Plural)	ನೀವು (Neevu)	ನೀವು / ನಿಂಗ (Ningo)
He	ಅವನು (Avanu)	ಅವನು / ಅವ (Ava) / ಅಂವ (Amva)
She	ಅವಳು (Avalu)	ಅವಳು / ಅದು (Adu) / ಅವ (Ava)/ ಅವಳ್ (Avalu)
It	ಅದು (Adu)	ಅದು
They (Faminine/Masculine)	ಅವರು (Avaru)	ಅವರು / ಅವು (Avu)
They (Neuter)	ಅವು (Avu)	ಅವು

Verbs

English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	Kannada	Havigannada
will go	Hoguttene	/Houthe/Hogthe
will come	Baruttene	Batthi/Batthe

Interrogative

English English language English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...	Kannada	Havigannada
Why	yaake	Entakke
How	hege	Henge
What	enu	Entadu/enta

External links

• Oppanna.com : Havyaka / Havigannada Blog portal