Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
Total No. Of Countries
17
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Second Language
Goa
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
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.
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
Similar To
Telugu
French and Portuguese Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4921
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
145
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
3516
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
56
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
ciao
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
grazie
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Come stai?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
buonanotte
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
buonasera
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
buon pomeriggio
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
buongiorno
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Per Favore
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
scusate
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
arrivederci
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Ti amo
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Scusami
Dialect 1
Badaga
Romanesco
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Lazio
How Many People Speak
540,000.003,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Central Italian
Where They Speak
kerala
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
How Many People Speak
6,440.005,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Tuscan
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
How Many People Speak
220,000.0069,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2015
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.90 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
38.00 million64.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million14.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Italiano
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Italiano
French Name
kannada
italien
German Name
Kannada
Italienisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[itaˈljaːno]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Italians
Origin
c. 450
960 BC
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Romance
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Italian
Language Position
3127
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
it
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
ita
ISO 639 2/B
kan
ita
ISO 639 3
kan
ita
ISO 639 6
kan
itas
Glottocode
nucl1305
ital1282
Linguasphere
No data available
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic