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India, Karnataka, India
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Karnataka, India
Goa
Asia
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  • 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.
Telugu
Sanskrit Language
 
Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Asia
Not spoken in any of the countries
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
  • In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
  • Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
Maldivian Language
Sanskrit Language

Kannada vs Sinhalese Countries

Comparing Kannada vs Sinhalese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Kannada and Sinhalese languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Kannada is official language is whereas total number of countries where Sinhalese is official language is

Find if Kannada and Sinhalese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Kannada and Sinhalese speaking countries will give you the presence of Kannada and Sinhalese languages in different countries. Along with Kannada vs Sinhalese countries, you can also compare Kannada vs Sinhalese.

Kannada and Sinhalese as Minority Language

In Kannada and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Kannada and Sinhalese as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Kannada as minority language: .
  • Sinhalese as minority language: .

If you want to compare Kannada and Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to Kannada vs Sinhalese. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Kannada and Sinhalese Regulators

Kannada and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Kannada and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. regulates Kannada language.Sinhalese is regulated by . Also get to learn, Kannada vs Sinhalese.

Kannada and Sinhalese Continents

Thinking about Kannada and Sinhalese continents in which Kannada and Sinhalese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Kannada and Sinhalese. Most of the Kannada speaking countries lie in . While Sinhalese speaking countries lie in . Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Kannada and Sinhalese languages:

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Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

The Kannada language was derived from and is similar to whereas Kannada language is similar to and derived from .