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Kannada Language



Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India

Total No. Of Countries
1 14

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
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Alphabets
49 29

Phonology

How Many Vowels
14 11

How Many Consonants
35 25

Scripts
Kannada Script

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels
5 4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks 17

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 66

Dialect 2
Urali

Where They Speak
kerala

How Many People Speak
6,440.00 89

Dialect 3
Kurumba

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak
220,000.00 61

Total No. Of Dialects
20 18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million 29

Speaking Population
0.58 % 28

Native Speakers
38.00 million 26

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million 39

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 29

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
-

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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.

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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.

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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 . 

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