Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Telugu
Derived From
Arabic Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Swahili-Alphabets.jpg#200
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Habari
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
Asante
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
Habari gani?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
Usiku mwema
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
tafadhali
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
pole
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
I Love You
nakupenda
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
Samahani
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Badaga
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Kilwa
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
swahili
kannada
German Name
Swahili
Kannada
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Kannadiga
Origin
6th century
c. 450
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Swahili
Modern Kannada
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
swah1254
nucl1305
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Swahili 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 Swahili and Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swahili and Kannada language. Swahili word for "Hello" is Habari or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Swahili Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swahili vs Kannada Difficulty
The Swahili vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swahili 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 Swahili and Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swahili and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swahili is 36 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.