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Japanese and Kannada


Kannada and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Japan  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Asia  

Minority Language
Palau  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language  
Telugu  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99  
40
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
14  
11

How Many Consonants
14  
4
35  
25

Scripts
Kana  
Kannada Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
19
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
kansai  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
127,000,000.00  
4
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
日本語  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

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

French Name
japonais  
kannada  

German Name
Japanisch  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
1185  
c. 450  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
8  
8
31  
29

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
kan  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
kan  

ISO 639 6
jpn  
kan  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Japanese and Kannada Speaking population

Japanese and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Kannada on Japanese vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Kannada Language Codes

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