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Kannada vs French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
1  
14

National Language
France  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Africa, Canada  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language  
Telugu  

Derived From
Latin  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
14  
11

How Many Consonants
20  
10
35  
25

Scripts
Latin  
Kannada Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
Merci  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
désolé  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
au revoir  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
African French  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Africa  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
274,000,000.00  
1
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
18
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
français  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Français  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
français  
kannada  

German Name
Französisch  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
French people  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
9th Century  
c. 450  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
13  
12
31  
29

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
kan  

ISO 639 3
fra  
kan  

ISO 639 6
fras  
kan  

Glottocode
stan1290  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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French and Kannada Language History

Comparison of French vs Kannada language history gives us differences between origin of French and Kannada language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on French and Kannada Language History.

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French and Kannada Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where French and Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Kannada language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common French Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Kannada Difficulty

The French vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of French Alphabets and Kannada Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare French and Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.

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