Countries
India, Karnataka, India
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
Total No. Of Countries
15
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
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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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Telugu
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
4927
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
146
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3521
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
54
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Halo
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
matur nuwun
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
piye kabare?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Sugeng énjing
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
tolong
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
Pamit
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Badaga
Kangean
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
540,000.00110,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Bawean
Where They Speak
kerala
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
6,440.008,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
220,000.008,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
206
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million15.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.23 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million15.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
11.00 million14.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Madurese
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
kannada
madourais
German Name
Kannada
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[madura]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Madurese
Origin
c. 450
8th Century AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
Indonesian
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Madurese
Language Position
3169
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Madurese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
mad
ISO 639 2/B
kan
mad
ISO 639 3
kan
mad
ISO 639 6
kan
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Glottocode
nucl1305
madu1247
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
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