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Kannada vs Oriya


Oriya vs Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Karnataka, India  
India  

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  
-  

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.
  
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Bengali and Assamese  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
11  
8

How Many Consonants
35  
25
31  
21

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
ଦୟାକରି  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Baleswari  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
India  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
99+
33,800,000.00  
22

Dialect 2
Urali  
Ganjami  

Where They Speak
kerala  
India  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
33,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Kosli  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
India  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
99+
520,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
33.00 million  
34

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
28
0.50 %  
31

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
33.00 million  
28

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia  

French Name
kannada  
oriya  

German Name
Kannada  
Oriya-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[ˈoɽia]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Odias  

History

Origin
c. 450  
3 BC  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Standard Odia  

Language Position
31  
29
32  
30

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
or  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
ori  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
ori  

ISO 639 3
kan  
ori  

ISO 639 6
kan  
ori  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
macr1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Kannada and Oriya Language History

Comparison of Kannada vs Oriya language history gives us differences between origin of Kannada and Oriya language. History of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450 whereas history of Oriya language states that this language originated in 3 BC. 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 Oriya Language History.

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

Kannada vs Oriya Difficulty

The Kannada vs Oriya difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Oriya 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 Oriya are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Oriya, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Oriya time required is 44 weeks.

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