Countries
India, Nepal
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Nepal
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
People's Republic of China
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Interesting Facts
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese 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.
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Devanagari
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्ते (namaste)
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
Good afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
कृपया
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
नमस्ते (namaste)
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Where They Speak
Nepal
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Where They Speak
India, Nepal
kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baitadeli
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Nepal
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
नेपाली (nēpālī)
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
népalais
kannada
German Name
Nepali
Kannada
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Kannadiga
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
Early Forms
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Nepali
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Signed Nepali
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nepa1254
nucl1305
Linguasphere
12
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Nepali 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 Nepali and Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Nepali and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Nepali are spoken in different Nepali Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Nepali vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Nepali dialects include: Doteli, Bajhangi. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Nepali and Kannada Speaking population
Nepali and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Nepali and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Nepali and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 % 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 Nepali and Kannada on Nepali vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Nepali and Kannada Language Codes
Nepali and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Nepali and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.