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Kannada and Konkani


Konkani and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Karnataka, India  
India  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
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  
Govenment of Goa  

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.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Marathi  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
16  
13

How Many Consonants
35  
25
36  
26

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
Namaskar  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
Dev Borem Korum  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
kaso assa?  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
Rati Boren Zavonn  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
Sanj Borem Zavonn  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
संध्याकाळ शुभेच्छा  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
Dis Borem Zavonn  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
Chike  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
Maf kor  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
Adeus  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
hav tujo mog korta.  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
upkar korxi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Antruz  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Goa  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
Not present  

Where They Speak
kerala  
-  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
-  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
7.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
7.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
Kōṅkaṇī  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese  

French Name
kannada  
konkani  

German Name
Kannada  
Konkani  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
kõkɳi  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Konkanis  

History

Origin
c. 450  
1209 A.D.  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Kokani  

Language Position
31  
29
23  
21

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
kok  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
kok  

ISO 639 3
kan  
kok  

ISO 639 6
kan  
kok  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
goan1235  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kannada and Konkani Speaking population

Kannada and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 %. 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 Konkani on Kannada vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Konkani Language Codes

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