Kannada people
（重定向自Kannadigas）
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The Kannada people, known as the Kannadigas and Kannadigaru, are the people who natively speak Kannada. Kannadigas are mainly found in the state of Karnataka in India and in the neighboring states of Kerala, Maharashtra particularly in Solapur, Goa, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Delhi states. The English plural is Kannadigas.