Havigannada

Havigannada or Havyaka Bhaashe is the native language of Havyakas. It is a dialect of Kannada. Although it is similar to the mainstream Kannada, it resembles more to ancient Kannada (Halegannada) and hence many Kannadigas are not able to comprehend it. One more interesting feature of Havigannada is that it is having its own script. However it is not used, for the reasons unknown.

History

Havigannada is supposed to be quite old. It Its origins, like many other things in India, are buried in mystery.

Usage

Havigannada is used maily and mostly by Havyakas. It uses similar verbs and words as mainstream Kannada. However, similarity ends there. It matches more with Halegannada, which is not in use today. This might be the reason even native Kannadigas find it difficult to comprehend it for the first time.

It is spoken in the region of Sagar, Sirsi, Siddapur, Puttur, Gokarna etc, where there is more density of Havyakas compared to other places.

In some parts like Sirsi and Siddapur, often Neuter genders are used instead Feminine genders, which seem weird at first glance.

Havigannada was partly used in Sandalwood movie Nammoora Mandara Hoove which was shot in and around Yana.

Examples

Pronouns

Verbs

* Hoguttene = Hogthi/Hothe
* Baruttene = Barthi/Batthi/Batthe