Kannada dialects, in the broad sense incorporating the Kannada–Badaga languages, are spoken in and around Karnataka. Apart from literary Kannada, used in television, news and literature, there are many spoken dialects.

Dialects of Kannada language fall into four groups:

Badaga is a kannada-related language spoken by the Badaga community in the Nilgiri region in Tamil Nadu.

Betta Kurumba, Holiya and Sholaga are also close to Kannada.