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Kannada and French


French and Kannada


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
1   
14
32   
3

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
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200   
French-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
49   
29
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
6   
3

How Many Consonants
35   
25
20   
10

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

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
540,000.00   
33
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Urali   
African French   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Africa   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million   
29
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
87.00 million   
11

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   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 450   
9th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Standard French   

Language Position
31   
25
13   
12

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
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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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.

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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.

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