Countries
India, Karnataka, India
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
14
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Telugu
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4924
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
145
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3521
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks36 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Habari
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Asante
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Habari gani?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Habari za asubuhi
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
tafadhali
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
pole
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
bye
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
nakupenda
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Samahani
Dialect 1
Badaga
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Zanzibar island
How Many People Speak
540,000.0075,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Kimrima
Where They Speak
kerala
Dar es Salaam
How Many People Speak
6,440.0075,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Kimgao
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Kilwa
How Many People Speak
220,000.0075,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2012
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million150.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.42 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million15.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million75.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
kannada
swahili
German Name
Kannada
Swahili
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
c. 450
6th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
-
Benue-Congo
Branch
-
Bantu
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Swahili
Language Position
3121
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
kn
sw
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
swa
ISO 639 2/B
kan
swa
ISO 639 3
kan
swa
ISO 639 6
kan
swa
Glottocode
nucl1305
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-