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Kannada and Afrikaans


Afrikaans and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
South Africa  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Karnataka, India  
South Africa  

Second Language
Goa  
Namibia, South Africa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Dutch Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Dutch Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
15  
12

How Many Consonants
35  
25
17  
7

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
hallo  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
Dankie  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
Hoe gaan dit  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
goeie nag  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
Goeienaand  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
Goeie middag  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
goeie more  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
asseblief  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
jammer  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
Totsiens  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
Ek het jou lief  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
Verskoon my  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Kaapse Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
-  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
7,700,000.00  
40

Dialect 2
Urali  
Oranjeriverafrikaans  

Where They Speak
kerala  
-  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
7,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Baster Afrikaans  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Namibia  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
7.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.03 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
7.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
10.30 million  
40

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
Afrikaans  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Cape Dutch  

French Name
kannada  
afrikaans  

German Name
Kannada  
Afrikaans  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Afrikaners  

History

Origin
c. 450  
17th Century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Germanic  

Branch
-  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Standard Afrikaans  

Language Position
31  
29
23  
21

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
af  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
afr  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
afr  

ISO 639 3
kan  
afr  

ISO 639 6
kan  
afrs  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
afri1274  

Linguasphere
No data available  
52-ACB-ba  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic  

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

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Kannada and Afrikaans Speaking population

Kannada and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 %. 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 Kannada and Afrikaans on Kannada vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Afrikaans Language Codes

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

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