Home
Languagevs


Assamese and Kannada


Kannada and Assamese


Countries

Countries
India  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, India  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
Asam Sahitya Sabha  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
    •   
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Bengali and Oriya  
Telugu  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Assamese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
52  
31
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
14  
11

How Many Consonants
41  
30
35  
25

Scripts
Bengali  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
nomoskaar  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
ḍhonyobaaḍ  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
aapuni kene aase?  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
subhoraattri  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
subha gadhuli  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
subha abeli  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
suprobhaat  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
anugroha kori  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
moi ḍukkhita  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
biḍai  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
moi tomaak bhaalpaao  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
kyoma koribo  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kamrupi  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Western Assam  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Goalpariya  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Western Assam  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
30
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bhakatiya  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Assam  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
16,000,000.00  
27
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.30 million  
99+
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million  
34
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
assamais  
kannada  

German Name
Assamesisch  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Assamese people  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
7th century A.D  
c. 450  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Kamarupa  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Assamese  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
65  
99+
31  
29

Signed Forms
Signed Assamese  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
as  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
asm  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
asm  
kan  

ISO 639 3
asm  
kan  

ISO 639 6
asm  
kan  

Glottocode
assa1263  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-w  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

Summary >>
<< Code

All Assamese and Kannada Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Assamese and Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Assamese and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Assamese are spoken in different Assamese Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Assamese vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi, Goalpariya. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

Assamese and Kannada Speaking population

Assamese and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Assamese and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Assamese and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Assamese and Kannada on Assamese vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Assamese and Kannada Language Codes

Assamese and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Assamese and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

Easiest Languages to Learn

Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Easiest Languages to Learn

Compare Easiest Languages to Learn

» More Compare Easiest Languages to Learn