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Bengali and Kannada


Kannada and Bengali


Countries

Countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
1  
14

National Language
Bangladesh, India  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
India  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
  • 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
Assamese and Oriya  
Telugu  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
51  
30
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
14  
11

How Many Consonants
40  
29
35  
25

Scripts
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives  
Kannada Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
হ্যালো (Hyālō)  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Chakma  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, Burma, India  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
330,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hajong  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
71,000.00  
99+
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Rarhi  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
India  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
230,000,000.00  
1
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
215.00 million  
9
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
3.11 %  
8
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
196.00 million  
7
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
19.00 million  
31
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
bengali  
kannada  

German Name
Bengali  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[ˈbeŋɡali]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Bengalis (Bengali people)  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
1000–1200 CE  
c. 450  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Abahatta, Old Bengali  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Bengali  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
4  
4
31  
29

Signed Forms
Signed Bengali  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
bn  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ben  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
ben  
kan  

ISO 639 3
ben  
kan  

ISO 639 6
ben  
kan  

Glottocode
beng1280  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-u  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Bengali 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 Bengali and Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Bengali and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Bengali are spoken in different Bengali Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Bengali vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Bengali dialects include: Chakma, Hajong. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Bengali and Kannada Speaking population

Bengali and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Bengali and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Bengali and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Bengali language is 3.11 % 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 Bengali and Kannada on Bengali vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Bengali and Kannada Language Codes

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

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