Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Madagascar
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Telugu
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
4921
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
145
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3520
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
53
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Salama!
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Misaotra
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Alina tsara
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Maraina tsara
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
azafady
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Miala tsiny
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
Veloma!
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Azafady
Dialect 1
Badaga
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Merina
How Many People Speak
540,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
kerala
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
6,440.001,200,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
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How Many People Speak
220,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
202
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.58 %0.28 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million18.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
11.00 million18.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
kannada
malgache
German Name
Kannada
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Malagasy people
Origin
c. 450
1000 AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Austronesian
Branch
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Indonesian
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
standard Malagasy
Language Position
3184
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
kn
mg
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
mlg
ISO 639 2/B
kan
mlg
ISO 639 3
kan
mlg
ISO 639 6
kan
mlg
Glottocode
nucl1305
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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