Locale Kn in
Use when working with the Kannada (India) locale (`kn-IN`) — its endonym ಕನ್ನಡ (ಭಾರತ), Kannada script, left-to-right (LTR) direction, or spoken-population data. Reference data and translation guidance (register, grammar, idiom, typography) for this specific locale; see [[locale]] for general i18n/l10n concepts (BCP 47, plural rules, RTL) that apply across all locales.
Reference data for the Kannada (India) locale — endonym ಕನ್ನಡ (ಭಾರತ), written in the Kannada script, left-to-right (LTR).
Identifiers
- BCP 47 tag:
kn-IN - ISO 639-1:
kn - ISO 639-3:
kan - Script: Knda (Kannada)
- Region: IN (India)
- Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)
Speakers (approximate)
- L1 (native): 44,000,000
- L2 (additional): 15,000,000
- L1+L2 (total): 59,000,000
Base locale
This is a regional variant of Locale Kn 001 (Kannada), the base/macro locale for this language.
Pluralization
CLDR plural categories for this locale: one, other (2 forms).
- one —
i = 0 or n = 1(e.g. 0, 1) - other — everything else (e.g. 2~17, 100, 1000, 10000, …)
See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.
Translating into this locale
Apply Locale Kn 001 with the conventions of India (Karnataka).
- Formats: rupee (₹), Indian grouping, dates DD/MM/YYYY; the Kannada calendar and Ugadi festival dates are cultural.
- Context: Kannada is the official language of Karnataka; Karnataka law requires Kannada on signage in some contexts. Check the requirements for the product.
- Dialects: northern (Dharwad), southern (Mysore), and coastal varieties differ in speech; use the standard written form.
Common pitfalls
- Mixing dialect forms into formal copy.
- Using Tamil or Telugu characters or spellings.
- The general pitfalls in Locale Kn 001 also apply.
Learn more
- Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
- Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
- Unicode CLDR locale data for number grouping, calendars, and currency (https://cldr.unicode.org)