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Cebuano and Kannada


Kannada and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Philippines  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • 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
Hiligaynon Language  
Telugu  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21  
3
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
14  
11

How Many Consonants
16  
6
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
Salamat  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
Palihug  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
Babay  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
28
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Urali  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
21,000,000.00  
25
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
24
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
20  
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
40
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
35
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Visayan  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
cebuano  
kannada  

German Name
Cebuano  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[sɛbuˈɑno]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
16th century  
c. 450  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
62  
99+
31  
29

Signed Forms
Cebuano Sign Language  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
kan  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
kan  

ISO 639 6
ceb  
kan  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Cebuano and Kannada Speaking population

Cebuano and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % 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 Cebuano and Kannada on Cebuano vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Kannada Language Codes

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