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Kannada vs Filipino


Filipino vs Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

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  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino  

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.
  
  • "Filipino" was officially declared as national language by the constitution in 1987.
  • "Filipino" is the official name of Tagalog, or synonym of it.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Tagalog Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Spanish Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Filipino-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
49  
29
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
5  
2

How Many Consonants
35  
25
23  
13

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
Kumusta  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
Salamat  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
Kumusta  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
magandang gabi  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
Magandang gabi  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
Magandang hapon  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
Magandang umaga  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
Mangyaring  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
pinagsisisihan  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
Paalam  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
Mahal kita  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
patawarin ninyo ako  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Bikol  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
100,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Urali  
Hiligaynon  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
8,200,000.00  
39

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Waray  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Philippines  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
2,600,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
90.00 million  
17

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
1.74 %  
11

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
45.00 million  
23

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
45.00 million  
19

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
filipino  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Pilipino  

French Name
kannada  
filipino; pilipino  

German Name
Kannada  
Pilipino  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[ˌfɪl.ɪˈpiː.no]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Filipino people  

History

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  
Filipino  

Language Position
31  
29
34  
32

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Filipino Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
No Data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
fil  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
fil  

ISO 639 3
kan  
fil  

ISO 639 6
kan  
fil  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
fili1244  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No Data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Kannada and Filipino Language History

Comparison of Kannada vs Filipino language history gives us differences between origin of Kannada and Filipino language. History of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450 whereas history of Filipino language states that this language originated in 16th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Kannada and Filipino Language History.

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Kannada and Filipino 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 Filipino greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Filipino language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Filipino word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Filipino Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Kannada vs Filipino Difficulty

The Kannada vs Filipino difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Filipino 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 Filipino are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Filipino, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Filipino time required is 44 weeks.

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