Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Burma
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
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
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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.
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
Similar To
Telugu
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
4921
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
145
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3519
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
56
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks36 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Bwakeye
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Urakoze
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Urakomeye?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Mwaramutse
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Ndagusavye
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Ndasubiza
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
N’agasaga
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Ndi waramutse
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Ndasaba
Dialect 1
Badaga
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
How Many People Speak
540,000.0020,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Ha
Where They Speak
kerala
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
6,440.00990,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Shubi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
220,000.00153,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
206
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million8.80 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.13 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million8.80 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
11.00 million12.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Rundi, Urundi
French Name
kannada
rundi
German Name
Kannada
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[kɪˈrʊndi]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Origin
c. 450
1500
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Kirundi
Language Position
3186
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Kirundi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
kn
rn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
run
ISO 639 2/B
kan
run
ISO 639 3
kan
run
ISO 639 6
kan
run
Glottocode
nucl1305
rund1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
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