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Oriya and Kannada


Kannada and Oriya


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
-  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  
  • 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
Bengali and Assamese  
Telugu  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
42  
22
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11  
8
14  
11

How Many Consonants
31  
21
35  
25

Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)  
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
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
ଦୟାକରି  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Baleswari  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
India  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
33,800,000.00  
22
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ganjami  
Urali  

Where They Speak
India  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
33,800,000.00  
20
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Kosli  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
India  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
520,000.00  
99+
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
33.00 million  
34
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.50 %  
31
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
33.00 million  
28
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
35.00 million  
24
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
oriya  
kannada  

German Name
Oriya-Sprache  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Odias  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
3 BC  
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
Standard Odia  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
32  
30
31  
29

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
or  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ori  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
ori  
kan  

ISO 639 3
ori  
kan  

ISO 639 6
ori  
kan  

Glottocode
macr1269  
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 Oriya 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 Oriya and Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Oriya and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Oriya are spoken in different Oriya Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Oriya vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Oriya dialects include: Baleswari, Ganjami. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Oriya and Kannada Speaking population

Oriya and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Oriya and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Oriya and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 % 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 Oriya and Kannada on Oriya vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Oriya and Kannada Language Codes

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

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