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Kannada
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Countries

Countries

India, Karnataka, India

Total No. Of Countries

1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
0 46
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National Language

Karnataka, India

Second Language

Goa

Speaking Continents

Asia

Minority Language

Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

Regulated By

Various academies and the Government of Karnataka

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.

Similar To

Telugu

Derived From

Sanskrit Language

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

49
Rank: 29 (Overall)
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

14
Rank: 11 (Overall)
0 32
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How Many Consonants

35
Rank: 25 (Overall)
9 60
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Scripts

Kannada Script

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

5
Rank: 4 (Overall)
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks
Rank: 17 (Overall)
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

ಹಲೋ (Halō)

Thank You

ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)

How Are You?

ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)

Good Night

ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)

Good Evening

ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)

Good Afternoon

ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)

Good Morning

ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)

Please

ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)

Sorry

ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)

Bye

ಬೈ (Bai)

I Love You

ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)

Excuse Me

ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Badaga

Where They Speak

Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris

How Many People Speak

540,000.00
Rank: 66 (Overall)
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Urali

Where They Speak

kerala

How Many People Speak

6,440.00
Rank: 89 (Overall)
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Kurumba

Where They Speak

Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak

220,000.00
Rank: 61 (Overall)
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

20
Rank: 18 (Overall)
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

49.00 million
Rank: 29 (Overall)
0 1200
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Speaking Population

0.58 %
Rank: 28 (Overall)
0 89
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Native Speakers

38.00 million
Rank: 26 (Overall)
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

11.00 million
Rank: 39 (Overall)
0.01 400
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Native Name

ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)

Alternative Names

Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi

French Name

kannada

German Name

Kannada

Pronunciation

[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]

Ethnicity

Kannadiga

History

Origin

c. 450

Language Family

Dravidian Family

Subgroup

-

Branch

-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Kannada, Kannada

Standard Forms

Modern Kannada

Language Position

31
Rank: 29 (Overall)
1 120
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Signed Forms

Indian Signing System (ISS)

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

kn

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

kan

ISO 639 2/B

kan

ISO 639 3

kan

ISO 639 6

kan

Glottocode

nucl1305

Linguasphere

No data available

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Language Linguistic Typology

-

Language Morphological Typology

-

Origin of Kannada language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Kannada language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Kannada language states that it was put to use in c. 450. The history of Kannada language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Kannada Language History.The evolution of Kannada language began with early forms such as Old Kannada, Kannada. Modern Kannada is the standard form of Kannada language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Kannada Language.

Kannada population

Kannada population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Kannada language. Kannada language is spoken by 49.00 million people in the world. Most of the Kannada population lies in the Kannada Speaking Countries. Kannada language is spoken as first language by 38.00 million people and as second language by about 11.00 million people. Get to know Kannada speaking population in detail.

Kannada writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Kannada writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Kannada language. Some languages share common writing systems. Kannada Script script is used by Kannada language. Learn more about . 

Information about Kannada language

Check out all the information about Kannada language here. You may find it interesting to learn Kannada Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Kannada Speaking Countries, Kannada speaking continents and Kannada Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Kannada countries knowing common Kannada Greetings will help you in communicating with Kannada people.