Countries
India, Karnataka, India
European Union, Malta
National Language
Karnataka, India
Malta
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
National Council for the Maltese Language
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.
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
Similar To
Telugu
Western Arabic Dialects
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Roman Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Grazzi
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Kif int?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Il-Lejla it-tajba
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
L-għodwa t-tajba
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Jekk jogħġbok
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Skużani!
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Inħobbok ħafna
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Skużi!
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Malta
Where They Speak
kerala
Malta
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Not Present
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Malti
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Malti
French Name
kannada
maltais
German Name
Kannada
Maltesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[mɔːltiːz]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Maltese
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Maltese
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Maltese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
nucl1305
malt1254
Linguasphere
No data available
12-AAC-c
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic
All Kannada and Maltese 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 Maltese dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Maltese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Maltese Dialects are spoken in different Maltese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Maltese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Maltese dialects include: Qormi , Żejtun. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Maltese Speaking population
Kannada and Maltese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Maltese languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Maltese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maltese language is 0.02 %. 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 Maltese on Kannada vs Maltese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Maltese Language Codes
Kannada and Maltese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Maltese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.