Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Karnataka, India
China, Guangdong
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Hawaii
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Similar To
Telugu
Chinese Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Cantonese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Kannada Script
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
谢谢
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
你好吗？
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
晚安
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
晚上好
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
下午好
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
早上好
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
请
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
遗憾
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
我爱你
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
原谅我
Dialect 1
Badaga
Guangzhou
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
outside mainland China
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
kerala
Hong Kong
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Hong Kong
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Hong Kong
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Kwang Tung Wa
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
French Name
kannada
Not Available
German Name
Kannada
Not Available
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Not Available
Origin
c. 450
17th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Standard Cantonese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 1
kn
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
kan
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
kan
Not Available
ISO 639 3
kan
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1305
cant1236
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Kannada and Cantonese Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Kannada and Cantonese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Cantonese language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Cantonese word for "Thank You" is 谢谢. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Cantonese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Cantonese Difficulty
The Kannada vs Cantonese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Cantonese Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Kannada and Cantonese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Cantonese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Cantonese time required is 88 weeks.