Countries
India, Karnataka, India
West Java
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Indonesia
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
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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.
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
Telugu
Madurese and Malay Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
4933
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
145
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3516
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin, Sundanese
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
56
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks40 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Halo
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Nuhun
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Kumaha kabarna?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Wilujeng kulem
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Wilujeng wengi
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Wilujeng siang
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Wilujeng énjing
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Mangga
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Hapunten
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
Wilujeng angkat
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Punten
Dialect 1
Badaga
Western dialect
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Banten
How Many People Speak
540,000.0040,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Northern dialect
Where They Speak
kerala
Bogor
How Many People Speak
6,440.0040,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Priangan dialect
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Bandung
How Many People Speak
220,000.0040,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
206
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million39.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.57 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million38.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
11.00 million39.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Basa Sunda
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
kannada
soundanais
German Name
Kannada
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[sʊnˈdæniːs]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Origin
c. 450
5th century AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
Indonesian
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Sundanese
Language Position
3142
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Sundanese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
su
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
sun
ISO 639 2/B
kan
sun
ISO 639 3
kan
sun
ISO 639 6
kan
sun
Glottocode
nucl1305
sund1251
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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