Countries
India, Karnataka, India
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
12
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Goa
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Telugu
Hindi Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4953
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
149
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3541
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
54
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks6 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Badaga
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
540,000.002,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Saraiki
Where They Speak
kerala
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
6,440.0020,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Doabi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
220,000.00130,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2030
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million154.30 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %1.44 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million100.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
11.00 million54.30 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
kannada
pendjabi
German Name
Kannada
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Punjabis
Origin
c. 450
1000 AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
3123
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
kn
pa
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
pan
ISO 639 2/B
kan
pan
ISO 639 3
kan
pan
ISO 639 6
kan
panj
Glottocode
nucl1305
panj1256
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional