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Kannada and Albanian


Albanian and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Goa  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
  
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   

Similar To
Telugu  
Romanian  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
7  
4

How Many Consonants
35  
25
29  
19

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
mirëmengjes  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
Me fal  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
3,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
Tosk Albanian  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
3.60 million  
99+

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

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

French Name
kannada  
albanais  

German Name
Kannada  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Albanians  

History

Origin
c. 450  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
31  
29
14  
13

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
alb  

ISO 639 3
kan  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
kan  
sqi  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
No data available  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Kannada and Albanian Speaking population

Kannada and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian language is 0.11 %. 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 Albanian on Kannada vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Albanian Language Codes

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

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