Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Ethiopia
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Telugu
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
4933
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
147
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3531
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Selam
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Dehina newot?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Dehna dur
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
i'ndemin adäru
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
i'bakwon
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
aznallehu
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
tschao
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Badaga
Gondar
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Gondar
How Many People Speak
540,000.0022,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Gojjami
Where They Speak
kerala
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
6,440.0022,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Showa
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
220,000.0022,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
205
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million18.70 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.37 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million25.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
11.00 million10.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
አማርኛ
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
kannada
amharique
German Name
Kannada
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Amharas
Origin
c. 450
13th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
-
Semitic
Branch
-
Ethiopic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Amharic
Language Position
3155
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
am
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
amh
ISO 639 2/B
kan
amh
ISO 639 3
kan
amh
ISO 639 6
kan
amh
Glottocode
nucl1305
amha1245
Linguasphere
No data available
12-ACB-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional