Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Goa
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Telugu
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4927
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
145
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
3523
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
55
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Hola
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Gràcies
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Com estàs?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Bona nit
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Bona tarda
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Bon dia
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sisplau
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Perdó!
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
Adéu
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
T'estimo
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Badaga
Caló
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
540,000.00440,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Urali
Valencian
Where They Speak
kerala
Spain
How Many People Speak
6,440.002,400,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Spain
How Many People Speak
220,000.004,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
208
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million9.20 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.58 %0.12 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
38.00 million4.10 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million5.10 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
català
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
kannada
catalan; valencien
German Name
Kannada
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Catalan people
Origin
c. 450
c. 1028
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Romance
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
3132
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
ca
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
cat
ISO 639 2/B
kan
cat
ISO 639 3
kan
cat
ISO 639 6
kan
cat
Glottocode
nucl1305
stan1289
Linguasphere
No data available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
-