Excerpt from A Grammar of the Kannada Language in English: Comprising the Three Dialects of the Language (Ancient, Medieval and Modern) The author would also gratefully acknowledge the encouragement he has received from the interest that several gentlemen have taken in his composing the present Grammar, of whom he may mention Mr. B. Lewis rice, c. I. E., M. R. A. Director of the Archaeological Researches in Mysore; the Rev. G. Richter, late Inspector of Schools in Coorg; Dr. E. Hultzsch, Government Epigraphist, Bangalore; Dr. J. F. Fleet, bo. 0. S., M. R. A. S., c. I. E., and Professor R. Garbe, ph. D., Tubingen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.