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Kannada and Javanese


Javanese and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Indonesia  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Indonesia  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname  

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.
  
  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
6  
3

How Many Consonants
35  
25
21  
11

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Arabic, Javanese, Latin  

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
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
Halo  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
matur nuwun  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
piye kabare?  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
wengi sing apik  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
Sugeng sọnten  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
Sugeng siang  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
Sugeng énjing  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
matur nuwun  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
Nyuwun pangapunten  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
Kepanggih malih benjang  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
Kula tresna panjengan  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
Nuwun séwu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Pekalongan  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
82,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 2
Urali  
Cirebon  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
82,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Arekan  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
82,000,000.00  
6

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
16  
15

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
82.00 million  
19

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
1.25 %  
14

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
76.00 million  
13

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
82.00 million  
12

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
basa Jawa  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Djawa, Jawa  

French Name
kannada  
javanais  

German Name
Kannada  
Javanisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[dʒɑˈʋɑnɛs]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Javanese (Mataram, Osing, Tenggerese, Boyanese, Samin, Cirebonese, Banyumasan, etc)  

History

Origin
c. 450  
450 AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indonesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Javanese  

Language Position
31  
29
11  
10

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Javanese Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
jv  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
jav  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
jav  

ISO 639 3
kan  
jav  

ISO 639 6
kan  
jav  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
java1253  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Kannada and Javanese Speaking population

Kannada and Javanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Javanese languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Javanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Javanese language is 1.25 %. 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 Javanese on Kannada vs Javanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Javanese Language Codes

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

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