Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Burkina Faso
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Telugu
Dagbani Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
4926
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
148
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3516
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
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 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Kia ora
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Laafi bala
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Kia ora
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Ne y yibeogo
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
gafare
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
gafare
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Badaga
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
540,000.007,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Saremde
Where They Speak
kerala
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
6,440.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Taolende
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Burkina Faso
How Many People Speak
220,000.007,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
208
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million7.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.11 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million7.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
11.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Mosse
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
French Name
kannada
moré
German Name
Kannada
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[mɔ̀ːsì]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Mossi
Origin
c. 450
11th Century AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Western Sudanic
Branch
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Gur (Voltaic)
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Mossi
Language Position
3137
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Mossi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
mos
ISO 639 2/B
kan
mos
ISO 639 3
kan
mos
ISO 639 6
kan
mos
Glottocode
nucl1305
moss1236
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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-
Language Morphological Typology
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