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Kannada and Greek


Greek and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Second Language
Goa  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

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.
  
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Armenian  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
49  
29
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
7  
4

How Many Consonants
35  
25
17  
7

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Arabic, 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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
Griko  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
50,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
13,000,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
25  
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
13.00 million  
37

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
ελληνικά  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  

French Name
kannada  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Kannada  
Neugriechisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[eliniˈka]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
c. 450  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Hellenic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
31  
29
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
gre  

ISO 639 3
kan  
ell  

ISO 639 6
kan  
ells  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
No data available  
56-AAA-a  

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

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Kannada and Greek Speaking population

Kannada and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Kannada vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Greek Language Codes

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

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