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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  
17
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  
99+
6,200,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
African French  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Africa  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
274,000,000.00  
1

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Swiss French  

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

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
1,800,000.00  
99+

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 %  
28
1.12 %  
18

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
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  
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
31  
29
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
kan  
fras  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
stan1290  

Linguasphere
No data available  
51-AAA-i  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
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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