Category:Kannada terms by usage

Kannada terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Kannada colloquialisms: Kannada terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
• Category:Kannada derogatory terms: Kannada terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
• Category:Kannada dialectal terms: Kannada terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
• Category:Kannada formal terms: Kannada terms whose use is typically restricted to polite, ceremonious, non-casual contexts.
• Category:Kannada higher register terms: Kannada terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Kannada honorific terms: Kannada honorific terms, which are used to show deference and respect.
• Category:Kannada nonstandard terms: Kannada terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Kannada terms with obsolete senses: Kannada terms with individual senses that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
• Category:Kannada poetic terms: Kannada terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
• Category:Kannada terms with rare senses: Kannada terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Kannada slang: Kannada colloquial terms that are typically used to mark membership in a cultural subgroup.
• Category:Kannada terms with historical senses: Kannada terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Kannada terms with uncommon senses: Kannada terms with individual senses that are in general use but not common.
• Category:Kannada vulgarities: Kannada terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.