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Kashmiri vs Kannada


Kannada vs Kashmiri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
-  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
  • 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.
  

Similar To
Hindi and Urdu Languages  
Telugu  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44  
24
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
17  
14
14  
11

How Many Consonants
27  
17
35  
25

Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script  
Kannada Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
سہا مسا  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
Hach ch'i  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
مهربانی کر  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
Khuda hāfiz  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashtawari  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Poguli  
Urali  

Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
6,100,000.00  
99+
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Rambani  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
India  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
5,600,000.00  
36
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
5.60 million  
99+
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
5.42 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
kashmiri  
kannada  

German Name
Kaschmiri  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
12th Century  
c. 450  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Kashmiri  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
23  
21
31  
29

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ks  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kas  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
kas  
kan  

ISO 639 3
kas  
kan  

ISO 639 6
kas  
kan  

Glottocode
kash1277  
nucl1305  

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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Kashmiri and Kannada Language History

Comparison of Kashmiri vs Kannada language history gives us differences between origin of Kashmiri and Kannada language. History of Kashmiri language states that this language originated in 12th Century whereas history of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450. 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 Kashmiri and Kannada Language History.

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Kashmiri and Kannada 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 Kashmiri and Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kashmiri and Kannada language. Kashmiri word for "Hello" is Assalām ‘alaikum or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Kashmiri Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Kashmiri vs Kannada Difficulty

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

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