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Kannada and Gujarati


Gujarati and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Karnataka, India  
India  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
-  

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.
  
  • Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
  • Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Bengali Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
8  
5

How Many Consonants
35  
25
31  
21

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Devanagari  

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
18 weeks  
4

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
નમસ્તે (namaste)  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
કેમ છો (kem cho?)  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
બાય (Bāya)  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Kathiyawadi  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
46,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 2
Urali  
Kharwa  

Where They Speak
kerala  
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
56,000,000.00  
13

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Surati  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
-  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
56,000,000.00  
13

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.74 %  
25

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
50.00 million  
22

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
55.00 million  
16

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi  

French Name
kannada  
goudjrati  

German Name
Kannada  
Gujarati-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Gujaratis  

History

Origin
c. 450  
15  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
Old Gujarati  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Modern Gujarati  

Language Position
31  
29
23  
21

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Gujarati  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
gu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
guj  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
guj  

ISO 639 3
kan  
guj  

ISO 639 6
kan  
guj  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
guja1252  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kannada and Gujarati Speaking population

Kannada and Gujarati speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Gujarati languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Gujarati Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Gujarati language is 0.74 %. 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 Gujarati on Kannada vs Gujarati where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Gujarati Language Codes

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

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