Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Philippines
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Philippines
Second Language
Goa
Philippines
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
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
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.
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
Similar To
Telugu
Hiligaynon Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Island of Cebu
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4921
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
145
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3516
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
52
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks3 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Hoy
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Salamat
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Kumusta man ka?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Maayong Gabii
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Maayong Gabii
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Maayong Hapon
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Maayong Buntag
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Palihug
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Ikasubo ko
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
Babay
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Gihigugma ko ikaw
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Ekskyus mi
Dialect 1
Badaga
Boholano
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Bohol
How Many People Speak
540,000.0021,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Southern Kana
Where They Speak
kerala
southern Leyte
How Many People Speak
6,440.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
North Kana
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
northern part of Leyte
How Many People Speak
220,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
204
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million20.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.32 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million21.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million14.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Visayan
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
French Name
kannada
cebuano
German Name
Kannada
Cebuano
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[sɛbuˈɑno]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Cebuano people
Origin
c. 450
16th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Standard Cebuano
Language Position
3162
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Cebuano Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
ceb
ISO 639 2/B
kan
ceb
ISO 639 3
kan
ceb
ISO 639 6
kan
ceb
Glottocode
nucl1305
cebu1242
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
-