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Kannada is an Agglutinative language (ag·glu·ti·nate: /əˈɡlo͞otnˌāt/ combine (simple words or parts of words) without change of form to express compound ideas e.g. in English plural - book-books ಪುಸ್ತಕ-ಪುಸ್ತಕಗಳು pus.ta.ka-pus.ta.ka.ga.Lu) where Nouns and Verbs are inflected with suffixes that express various grammatical relationships. While this process is observed in some words in English, it is heavily used in every noun, verb, and other part of a sentence.
Our teaching methodology introduces these concepts in a simple form and expands the sentences to show how changes occur. It also provides variations in speech vs written forms to help a listener and reader discern the differences.
Overview of the contents for Four Basic Levels of ಸವಿ ಕನ್ನಡ - sa.vi kan.na.Da curriculum (ಸರಳ ವಿಶ್ವ ಕನ್ನಡ - sa.ra.La vish.va kan.na.Da Simple-World-Kannada)
ಸವಿ sa.vi - (noun) - sweetness, (adjective) - melodious, (verb) - enjoy, experience
Level 1 - Swaraballa-1
Build basic vocabulary : Relationships (Close family), Numbers (1-6), Colors, Body parts, Verbs, Plants and Domestic Animals
Grammar Concepts: Neuter gender nouns, 3rd person Present tense for neuter nouns, Pronouns and Short Sentences
Script: Short vowels, Frequently used consonants, How consonants and Vowels are represented together
Level 2 - Swaraballa-2
Build basic vocabulary : Relationships (Extended family), Numbers (7-13) , Colors, Body / Head, Wild animals, Time of day
Grammar Concepts: Neuter Gender - All tenses
Noun Cases (Genitive / Possessive - Accusative / Objective - Instrumental / Ablative - Dative )
Neuter gender (3rd person) tenses : Present, Future , Past tense - in Status of Being verb, Progressive and Simple forms
Question inflections, Conjugations, Postpositions
Script: Long Vowels, combining them with consonants,
Level 3 - Akshara Balla - 1
Build vocabulary : Relationships (Grandparents), Numbers (100) , Colors, Body / Head, Animals (water), Telling time, Vegetables, Feelings
Grammar Concepts: First person / Second Person - All tenses
Noun Cases for first and second person (Genitive / Possessive - Accusative / Objective - Instrumental / Ablative - Dative )
First Person / Second Person in tenses : Present, Future , Past tense - in Status of Being verb, Progressive and Simple forms
Script : All non aspirated consonants with short and long vowel combinations
Level 4 - Akshara Balla - 2
Build vocabulary : Relationships (In-laws), Numbers (100) , Colors, Body / Head, Animals (water), Telling time, Vegetables, Feelings
Grammar Concepts: Third Person - All tenses (Concept of PNG markers for verbs - Person / Number / Gender)
Noun Cases for Third person (Genitive / Possessive - Accusative / Objective - Instrumental / Ablative - Dative )
Third Person in tenses : Present, Future , Past tense - in Status of Being verb, Progressive and Simple forms
Script : All Aspirated consonants with short and long vowel combinations, Diphthongs
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