Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Sri Lanka
National Language
Karnataka, India
Sri Lanka
Second Language
Goa
Sri Lanka
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
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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.
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
Similar To
Telugu
Maldivian Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Sinhalese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Kannada Script
Sinhala alphabet
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
හලෝ (halō)
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
බායි (bāyi)
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Sri Lanka
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Urali
Not Available
Where They Speak
kerala
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Not Available
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
සිංහල (sĩhala)
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
French Name
kannada
singhalais
German Name
Kannada
Singhalesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Sinhalese people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Sinhalese Prakrit
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Modern Sinhalese
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1305
sinh1246
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
All Kannada and Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Sinhalese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Sinhalese Dialects are spoken in different Sinhalese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Sinhalese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Sinhalese dialects include: Vedda , Not Available. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Sinhalese Speaking population
Kannada and Sinhalese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Sinhalese languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Sinhalese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sinhalese language is 0.25 %. 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 Sinhalese on Kannada vs Sinhalese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Sinhalese Language Codes
Kannada and Sinhalese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Sinhalese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.