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Kannada and Sindhi


Sindhi and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Karnataka, India  
India, Pakistan, Sindh  

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  
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  

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.
  
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Gujarati  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Prakrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Sindhi-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
49  
29
64  
37

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
10  
7

How Many Consonants
35  
25
42  
31

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Arabic, Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
Assalam O Alaikum  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
Meharbani  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
Kehra haal aahin  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
tava kia aayo  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
Sham Jo Salam  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
Assalam o Alaikum  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
Subho Bakhair  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
Mehrbani  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
Moon khe afsos aahe  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
Allah Wahi  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
Maaf Kajo  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Siraiki  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Upper Sindh  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
25,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 2
Urali  
Vicholi  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Central Sindh  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
25,000,000.00  
23

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Lari  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Lower Sindh  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
25.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
6  
6

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
29.00 million  
37

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.39 %  
36

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
سنڌي  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Sindhi  

French Name
kannada  
sindhi  

German Name
Kannada  
Sindhi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[sɪndi]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Sindhi people  

History

Origin
c. 450  
711 A.D  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
Old Sindhi and Middle Sindhi  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Sindhi  

Language Position
31  
29
50  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Sindhi  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
sd  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
snd  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
snd  

ISO 639 3
kan  
snd  

ISO 639 6
kan  
snd  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
sind1272  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Kannada and Sindhi 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 Sindhi dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Sindhi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Sindhi Dialects are spoken in different Sindhi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Sindhi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Sindhi dialects include: Siraiki , Vicholi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kannada and Sindhi Speaking population

Kannada and Sindhi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Sindhi languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Sindhi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sindhi language is 0.39 %. 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 Sindhi on Kannada vs Sindhi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Sindhi Language Codes

Kannada and Sindhi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Sindhi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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