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Kannada and Arabic


Arabic and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
23  
4

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

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  
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  

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.
  
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Amharic and Hebrew  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
8  
5

How Many Consonants
35  
25
28  
18

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
مرحبا  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
شكرا  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
كيف حالك؟  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
تصبح على خير  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
مساء الخير  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
مساء الخير  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
صباح الخير  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
من فضلك  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
آسف  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
وداعا  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
أحبك  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
اعذرني  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Maghrebi  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
310,000,000.00  
2

Dialect 2
Urali  
Sudanese  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Sudan  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
17,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Levantine  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Cyprus, Levant  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
452.00 million  
4

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
4.43 %  
6

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
206.00 million  
6

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
246.00 million  
2

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
(al arabiya) العربية  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  

French Name
kannada  
arabe  

German Name
Kannada  
Arabisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Arabs  

History

Origin
c. 450  
512 CE  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
North Arabic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Modern Standard Arabic  

Language Position
31  
29
25  
23

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Arabic  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
ar  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
ara  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
ara  

ISO 639 3
kan  
ara  

ISO 639 6
kan  
ara  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
arab1395  

Linguasphere
No data available  
12-AAC  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Kannada and Arabic Speaking population

Kannada and Arabic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Arabic languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Arabic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 %. 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 Arabic on Kannada vs Arabic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Arabic Language Codes

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

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