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Kannada and Telugu


Telugu and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Andra Pradesh, India  

Second Language
Goa  
Karnataka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh  

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.
  
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Tamil  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Telugu-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
49  
29
60  
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
19  
16

How Many Consonants
35  
25
41  
30

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Telugu Script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
హలో (Halō)  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
బై (Bai)  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Waddar  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
170,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Urali  
Chenchu  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
26,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Manna-Dora  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
30,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
38  
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
80.00 million  
20

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
1.15 %  
16

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
75.00 million  
14

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
5.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
తెలుగు (telugu)  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  

French Name
kannada  
télougou  

German Name
Kannada  
Telugu-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[ˈteluɡu]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Telugu people  

History

Origin
c. 450  
c. 575  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
Early Telugu epigraphy  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Telugu  

Language Position
31  
29
15  
14

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Telugu  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
te  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
tel  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
tel  

ISO 639 3
kan  
tel  

ISO 639 6
kan  
tel  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
telu1262  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Kannada and Telugu 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 Telugu dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Telugu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Telugu Dialects are spoken in different Telugu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Telugu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Telugu dialects include: Waddar , Chenchu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kannada and Telugu Speaking population

Kannada and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Kannada vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Telugu Language Codes

Kannada and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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