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Kannada vs Ilocano


Ilocano vs Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Karnataka, India   
Philippines   

Second Language
Goa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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   
Commission on the Filipino Language   

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.
  
  • Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
  • Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
  

Similar To
Telugu   
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49   
29
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
6   
3

How Many Consonants
35   
25
20   
10

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Ilokano Braille, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
Kablaaw   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
Agyamanak   

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

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
Naimbag a rabii   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
Naimbag a sardam   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
Naimbag a malem   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
Naimbag a bigat   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
Not available   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
Agpakawanak   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
Pakada   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
Ayayatenka   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
Maawan-dayawen   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Balangao   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
21,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Urali   
Bontoc   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Philippines   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
41,000.00   
39

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
Not present   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million   
29
9.10 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.14 %   
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
9.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
ilokano   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Ilokano, Iloko   

French Name
kannada   
ilocano   

German Name
Kannada   
Ilokano-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Ilocano people   

History

Origin
c. 450   
18th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Modern Ilocano   

Language Position
31   
25
94   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
ilo   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
ilo   

ISO 639 3
kan   
ilo   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
ilok1237   

Linguasphere
No data available   
31-CBA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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Kannada and Ilocano Language History

Comparison of Kannada vs Ilocano language history gives us differences between origin of Kannada and Ilocano language. History of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450 whereas history of Ilocano language states that this language originated in 18th 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 Ilocano Language History.

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

Kannada vs Ilocano Difficulty

The Kannada vs Ilocano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Ilocano 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 Ilocano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Ilocano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Ilocano time required is Not Available.

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