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Konkani and Kannada


Kannada and Konkani


Countries

Countries
India  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
India  
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
Govenment of Goa  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • 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
Marathi  
Telugu  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
14  
11

How Many Consonants
36  
26
35  
25

Scripts
Devanagari  
Kannada Script  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Namaskar  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
Dev Borem Korum  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
kaso assa?  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
संध्याकाळ शुभेच्छा  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
Chike  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
Maf kor  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
Adeus  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
upkar korxi  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Antruz  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
Goa  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Not present  
Urali  

Where They Speak
-  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
-  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
7.00  
99+
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
1  
1
20  
18

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
konkani  
kannada  

German Name
Konkani  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
kõkɳi  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Konkanis  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
1209 A.D.  
c. 450  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kannada, Kannada  

Standard Forms
Kokani  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
23  
21
31  
29

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

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kok  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
kok  
kan  

ISO 639 3
kok  
kan  

ISO 639 6
kok  
kan  

Glottocode
goan1235  
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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All Konkani and Kannada Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Konkani and Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Konkani and Kannada Speaking population

Konkani and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Konkani and Kannada on Konkani vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Konkani and Kannada Language Codes

Konkani and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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