Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Goa
India
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
Similar To
Telugu
Assamese and Oriya
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4951
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1411
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3540
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
52
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
Dialect 1
Badaga
Chakma
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Bangladesh, Burma, India
How Many People Speak
540,000.00330,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Hajong
Where They Speak
kerala
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
6,440.0071,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Rarhi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
India
How Many People Speak
220,000.00230,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2025
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million215.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %3.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million196.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
11.00 million19.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
French Name
kannada
bengali
German Name
Kannada
Bengali
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[ˈbeŋɡali]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Bengalis (Bengali people)
Origin
c. 450
1000–1200 CE
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Abahatta, Old Bengali
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Bengali
Language Position
314
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Bengali
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
bn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
ben
ISO 639 2/B
kan
ben
ISO 639 3
kan
ben
ISO 639 6
kan
ben
Glottocode
nucl1305
beng1280
Linguasphere
No data available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-