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Kannada and Maithili


Maithili and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
India, Nepal  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Karnataka, India  
India, Nepal  

Second Language
Goa  
Nepal  

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  
-  

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.
  
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Bhojpuri Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
8  
5

How Many Consonants
35  
25
22  
12

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
pranam  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
dhanyabad  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
Aahan kehan chhi ?  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
Śubharātri  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
shubh sandhya  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
dopahar ke bad namaskar  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
Suprabhaat  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
kripaya  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
maf karai  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
Alavidā  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
kripaya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Tharuwat  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Nepal  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
21

Dialect 2
Urali  
Madhubani  

Where They Speak
kerala  
North India  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Khortha  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Deoghar, France  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
35,000,000.00  
17

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
32.00 million  
35

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.41 %  
35

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
27.00 million  
30

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
2.80 million  
99+

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia  

French Name
kannada  
maithili  

German Name
Kannada  
Maithili  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[ˈmaitʰili]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Maithil  

History

Origin
c. 450  
14th century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Standard Maithili  

Language Position
31  
29
40  
37

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Maithili Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
mai  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
mai  

ISO 639 3
kan  
mai  

ISO 639 6
kan  
mai  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
mait1250  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Kannada and Maithili Speaking population

Kannada and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Kannada vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Maithili Language Codes

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

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