Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Laos
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
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
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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.
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
Similar To
Telugu
Thai Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4953
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1428
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3527
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Thai and Lao Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
56
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
Sôhk dii der
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
Dialect 1
Badaga
Vientiane Lao
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Laos
How Many People Speak
540,000.003,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Northern Lao
Where They Speak
kerala
Laos
How Many People Speak
6,440.003,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Central Lao
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Laos
How Many People Speak
220,000.003,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
206
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.22 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million25.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
11.00 million3.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
French Name
kannada
lao
German Name
Kannada
Laotisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
pʰáːsǎː láːw
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Lao people
Origin
c. 450
1283 CE
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
-
Tai
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No Early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Lao
Language Position
3143
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Lao Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
lo
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
lao
ISO 639 2/B
kan
lao
ISO 639 3
kan
lao
ISO 639 6
kan
lao
Glottocode
nucl1305
laoo1244
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Isolating