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Kannada and Hindi


Hindi and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Fiji, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Urdu  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
11  
8

How Many Consonants
35  
25
33  
23

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Khariboli  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
240,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 2
Urali  
Marwari  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
22,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Bundeli  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Bundelkhand  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
24

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
380.00 million  
5

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
4.70 %  
5

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
260.00 million  
4

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
120.00 million  
6

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  

History

Origin
c. 450  
7th Century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Standard Hindi  

Language Position
31  
29
5  
5

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
hi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
hin  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
hin  

ISO 639 3
kan  
hin  

ISO 639 6
kan  
hins  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
hind1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
59-AAF-qf  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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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.

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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.

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