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Countries

Countries

India, Karnataka, India
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu

Total No. Of Countries

132
0 46
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National Language

Karnataka, India
France

Second Language

Goa
Africa, Canada

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America

Minority Language

Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

Regulated By

Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française

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.
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

Similar To

Telugu
Italian Language

Derived From

Sanskrit Language
Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

4926
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

146
0 32
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How Many Consonants

3520
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

56
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks24 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

ಹಲೋ (Halō)
bonjour

Thank You

ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Merci

How Are You?

ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Comment allez-vous?

Good Night

ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
bonne Nuit

Good Evening

ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
bonsoir

Good Afternoon

ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
bon Après-Midi

Good Morning

ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Bonjour

Please

ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
S'il vous plaît

Sorry

ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
désolé

Bye

ಬೈ (Bai)
au revoir

I Love You

ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Je t'aime

Excuse Me

ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Excuse Moi

Dialects

Dialect 1

Badaga
Quebec French

Where They Speak

Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada

How Many People Speak

540,000.006,200,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Urali
African French

Where They Speak

kerala
Africa

How Many People Speak

6,440.00274,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Kurumba
Swiss French

Where They Speak

Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Northeast France, Switzerland

How Many People Speak

220,000.001,800,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

2025
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

49.00 million163.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

0.58 %1.12 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

38.00 million76.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

11.00 million87.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
français

Alternative Names

Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Français

French Name

kannada
français

German Name

Kannada
Französisch

Pronunciation

[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]

Ethnicity

Kannadiga
French people

History

Origin

c. 450
9th Century

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

-
Romance

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Kannada, Kannada
Old French, Middle French and French

Standard Forms

Modern Kannada
Standard French

Language Position

3113
1 120
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Signed Forms

Indian Signing System (ISS)
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

kn
fr

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

kan
fra

ISO 639 2/B

kan
fre

ISO 639 3

kan
fra

ISO 639 6

kan
fras

Glottocode

nucl1305
stan1290

Linguasphere

No data available
51-AAA-i

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

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Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

-
Fusional, Synthetic

Kannada and French Alphabets

Kannada and French Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Kannada and French. In Kannada Alphabets there are 49 letters while in French Alphabets there are 26 letters. To learn Kannada and French languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Kannada and French languages. The Kannada phonology consist Kannada vowels and Kannada consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Kannada greetings vs French greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Kannada and French are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Kannada and French Speaking population

Kannada and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and French languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Kannada vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and French Language Codes

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