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Urdu and Kannada


Kannada and Urdu


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Pakistan  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania  
Asia  

Minority Language
India  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages  
Telugu  

Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
49  
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
14  
11

How Many Consonants
40  
29
35  
25

Scripts
Arabic  
Kannada Script  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
خوش آمديد  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  

Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  

How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  

Good Night
گڈ نائٹ  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  

Good Evening
سلام علیکم  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  

Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  

Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  

Please
براہ مہربانی  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  

Sorry
معاف کرنا  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  

Bye
الوداع  
ಬೈ (Bai)  

I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  

Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Dakhini  
Badaga  

Where They Speak
India  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  

How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00  
36
540,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu  
Urali  

Where They Speak
India  
kerala  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
12
6,440.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Rekhta  
Kurumba  

Where They Speak
South Asia  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
69,000,000.00  
11
220,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
104.00 million  
15
49.00 million  
29

Speaking Population
0.99 %  
21
0.58 %  
28

Native Speakers
61.00 million  
19
38.00 million  
26

Second Language Speakers
43.00 million  
20
11.00 million  
39

Native Name
اُردُو  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  

Alternative Names
Bihari  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  

French Name
ourdou  
kannada  

German Name
Urdu  
Kannada  

Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  

Ethnicity
Urdu-speaking people  
Kannadiga  

History

Origin
12th Century CE  
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
Modern Standard Urdu  
Modern Kannada  

Language Position
20  
18
31  
29

Signed Forms
Signed Urdu  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ur  
kn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
urd  
kan  

ISO 639 2/B
urd  
kan  

ISO 639 3
urd  
kan  

ISO 639 6
urd  
kan  

Glottocode
urdu1245  
nucl1305  

Linguasphere
59-AAF-q  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Urdu and Kannada Speaking population

Urdu and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Kannada on Urdu vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Urdu and Kannada Language Codes

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

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