Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Zimbabwe
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Karnataka, India
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Telugu
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
4937
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
145
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3546
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 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Mhoro
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Masikati
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Mangwanani
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Ndineurombo
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
bye
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Badaga
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
540,000.0011,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Urali
Karanga
Where They Speak
kerala
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
6,440.001,100,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kurumba
Zezuru
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
220,000.0016.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
204
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 %0.13 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
38.00 million8.30 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
11.00 million16.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
chiShona
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
kannada
shona
German Name
Kannada
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Shona people
Origin
c. 450
20th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Standard Shona
Language Position
31107
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
sn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kan
sna
ISO 639 2/B
kan
sna
ISO 639 3
kan
sna
ISO 639 6
kan
sna
Glottocode
nucl1305
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
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