Kannada (/ˈkɑːnədə, ˈkæn-/; ಕನ್ನಡ, [ˈkɐnːɐɖa]), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native speakers, and was additionally a second or third language for around 13 million non-native speakers in Karnataka.