Countries
India, Karnataka, India
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
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
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
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
Where They Speak
kerala
Dar es Salaam
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Kilwa
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
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Swahili
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
Glottocode
nucl1305
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kannada and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Swahili Speaking population
Kannada and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 %. 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 Swahili on Kannada vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Swahili Language Codes
Kannada and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.