Kannada and Oromo
Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Ethiopia, Kenya
National Language
Karnataka, India
Ethiopia
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Somalia
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.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Telugu
Somali Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Galatoomi
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Attam bulte/bultan
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Maaloo
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
naa dhiisi
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
Nagayattii!
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Maaloo na dabarsi
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Ethiopia, Kenya
Where They Speak
kerala
Kenya
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Kenya
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Afaan Oromoo
French Name
kannada
galla
German Name
Kannada
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
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Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Oromos
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
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Cushitic
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Afaan Oromo
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1305
nucl1736
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kannada and Oromo 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 Oromo dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Oromo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Oromo Dialects are spoken in different Oromo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Oromo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Oromo dialects include: Borana , Orma. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Oromo Speaking population
Kannada and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Kannada vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Oromo Language Codes
Kannada and Oromo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Oromo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.