Countries
India, Karnataka, India
India
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
India
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.
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
Similar To
Telugu
Kannada Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
4951
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1416
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3535
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
55
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Namaskara
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Mast Upakara.
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Yencha Ullar?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
yedde rathre
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
yedde baiyya
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
yedde madhyana
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
yedde kaande
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Daya maltadu
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Yenna thapu aandu
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
Barpe
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Kshamisi
Dialect 1
Badaga
Brahmin tulu
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
540,000.002,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Jain
Where They Speak
kerala
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
6,440.001,900,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Girijan
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
220,000.002.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
204
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million1.70 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million1.70 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
11.00 million2.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Tulu
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
French Name
kannada
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German Name
Kannada
Tulu
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[ˈtulu]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Tuluva
Origin
c. 450
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Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Tulu
Language Position
3123
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Tulu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
tcy
ISO 639 2/B
kan
tul
ISO 639 3
kan
tcy
ISO 639 6
kan
tcy
Glottocode
nucl1305
tulu1258
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
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