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 in
Alphabets
49
Rank: 29 (Overall)
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
14
Rank: 11 (Overall)
0
32
👆🏻
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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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)
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
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
20
Rank: 18 (Overall)
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
Rank: 29 (Overall)
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.58 %
Rank: 28 (Overall)
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
38.00 million
Rank: 26 (Overall)
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
Rank: 39 (Overall)
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
kannada
German Name
Kannada
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
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
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
-