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Kannada and Malaysian


Malaysian and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Malaysia  

Second Language
Goa  
Indonesia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Thailand  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka  

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.
  
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Indonesian Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Tamil Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
6  
3

How Many Consonants
35  
25
24  
14

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
36 weeks  
13

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
Hai  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
terima kasih  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
Apa khabar?  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
Selamat Malam  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
Selamat Petang  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
Selamat tengah hari  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
Selamat pagi  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
sila  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
maaf  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
Selamat tinggal  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
Saya sayang kamu  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
Maafkan saya  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Bengkulu  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
1,600,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
Pekal  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Musi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Indonesia  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
3,100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
24  
20

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
175.00 million  
10

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
1.16 %  
15

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
77.00 million  
12

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
98.00 million  
8

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
Bahasa melayu  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Bahasa Malaysia  

French Name
kannada  
malais  

German Name
Kannada  
Malaiisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Malaysian people  

History

Origin
c. 450  
c. 683 AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Pluricentric Standard Malay  

Language Position
31  
29
54  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Malaysian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
ms  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
msa  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
may  

ISO 639 3
kan  
zsm  

ISO 639 6
kan  
may  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
stan1306  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Kannada and Malaysian Speaking population

Kannada and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. 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 Malaysian on Kannada vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Malaysian Language Codes

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

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