Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Japan
National Language
Karnataka, India
Japan
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Palau
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Telugu
Korean Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Kannada Script
Kana
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Kagawa
Where They Speak
kerala
Fukuoka
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
kansai
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
日本語
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Nihongo
French Name
kannada
japonais
German Name
Kannada
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Japonic Family
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Japanese
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1305
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Kannada and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Japanese Speaking population
Kannada and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Kannada vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Japanese Language Codes
Kannada and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.