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Kannada and Catalan


Catalan and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

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

Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
49  
29
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
5  
2

How Many Consonants
35  
25
23  
13

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
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

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!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Caló  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
440,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
2,400,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
4,000,000.00  
40

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
5.10 million  
99+

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  

History

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
31  
29
32  
30

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kannada and Catalan Speaking population

Kannada and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is 0.12 %. 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 Catalan on Kannada vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Catalan Language Codes

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

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