Countries
Burkina Faso
India, Karnataka, India
Total No. Of Countries
11
0
46
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National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- 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
Dagbani Language
Telugu
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
2649
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
814
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1635
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Kia ora
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
Laafi bala
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
Ne y yungo
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ne y zabre
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
gafare
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
gafare
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
Y gafare
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Badaga
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00540,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Saremde
Urali
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
kerala
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.006,440.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Taolende
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00220,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
820
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
7.60 million49.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %0.58 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
7.60 million38.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
5.00 million11.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Mosse
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
moré
kannada
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Kannada
Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Kannadiga
Origin
11th Century AD
c. 450
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
-
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Mossi
Modern Kannada
Language Position
3731
1
120
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Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
kn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mos
kan
ISO 639 2/B
mos
kan
ISO 639 3
mos
kan
ISO 639 6
mos
kan
Glottocode
moss1236
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-