Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Fiji, India
National Language
Karnataka, India
India
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Central Hindi Directorate
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.
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
खेद (Khēda)
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
अलविदा (Alavidā)
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Dialect 1
Badaga
Khariboli
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Where They Speak
kerala
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Bundeli
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Bundelkhand
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
हिन्दी
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
French Name
kannada
hindi
German Name
Kannada
Hindi
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Hindustani people
Origin
c. 450
7th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Standard Hindi
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
hins
Glottocode
nucl1305
hind1269
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-qf
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
All Kannada and Hindi 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 Hindi dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Hindi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Hindi Dialects are spoken in different Hindi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Hindi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Hindi dialects include: Khariboli , Marwari. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Hindi Speaking population
Kannada and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Kannada vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Hindi Language Codes
Kannada and Hindi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Hindi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.