1-one who’s from kannaDa nADu/pradESa
2-one who has kannaDa as mother tongue
The definitions are “either/or”, not “and”.
So every tuLuva, koDava, konkaNi (in karNATaka) & sankEti (I am one) is a kannaDiga. There is no mutual conflict here. There needn’t/shouldn’t be
That kannaDa has been a vital part of tuLu, koDava and konkaNi regions is a historic fact.
Unroll please