Countries
India, Karnataka, India
India, Manipur
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast 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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Telugu
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
4927
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
146
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3515
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Khurumjari
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
মানিপুরি
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
দুপুরোয়াক নমস্কাৰ
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Nongale haugatl
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Chanbiduna
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Saobiganu
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
Chatcharage
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
দুঃখিত
Dialect 1
Badaga
Loi
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Burma, Laos
How Many People Speak
540,000.005,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Pangal
Where They Speak
kerala
Bangladesh, India
How Many People Speak
6,440.00273,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
How Many People Speak
220,000.001,250,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
206
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million1.50 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million1.50 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
11.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
kannada
Meithei
German Name
Kannada
Meithei
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[ˈmeɪteɪ]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Meithei people
Origin
c. 450
1700
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
-
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
-
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Standard Meithei
Language Position
3138
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Meithei Sign Language
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
kn
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
mni
ISO 639 2/B
kan
mni
ISO 639 3
kan
mni
ISO 639 6
kan
mni
Glottocode
nucl1305
mani1292
Linguasphere
No data available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
-
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Language Morphological Typology
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