Countries
India
India, Karnataka, India
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
Not Available
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Interesting Facts
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
- 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
Kannada Language
Telugu
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Namaskara
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
Mast Upakara.
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
yedde rathre
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
yedde baiyya
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
yedde kaande
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
Daya maltadu
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
Kshamisi
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu
Badaga
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Girijan
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Tulu
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
Not Available
kannada
German Name
Not Available
Kannada
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Tuluva
Kannadiga
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Tulu
Modern Kannada
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
kn
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
kan
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
kan
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
tulu1258
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Tulu 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 Tulu and Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Tulu and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tulu are spoken in different Tulu Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tulu vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu, Jain. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tulu and Kannada Speaking population
Tulu and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tulu and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Tulu and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tulu language is Not Available 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 Tulu and Kannada on Tulu vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tulu and Kannada Language Codes
Tulu and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tulu and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.