Countries
India, Karnataka, India
New Zealand
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
New Zealand
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Australia, Oceania
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
Māori Language Commission
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.
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
Similar To
Telugu
Tahitian Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
4920
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
145
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3510
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
52
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Hello
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Night pai
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Morning pai
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Tēnā
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Aroha mai
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
poroporoaki
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Badaga
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
540,000.00150,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
kerala
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
6,440.00150,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
220,000.00150,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
203
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million0.18 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.58 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million0.18 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million0.10 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
New Zealand Maori
French Name
kannada
maori
German Name
Kannada
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[ˈmaɔɾi]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Māori people
Origin
c. 450
1814
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
Polynesian
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Maori
Language Position
3126
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Maori Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
mi
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
mri
ISO 639 2/B
kan
mao
ISO 639 3
kan
mri
ISO 639 6
kan
mri
Glottocode
nucl1305
maor1246
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
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