Countries
South Africa
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
South Africa
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Goa
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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
Dutch Language
Telugu
Derived From
Dutch Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Dankie
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
goeie nag
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Goeienaand
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
goeie more
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
asseblief
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
jammer
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
Not Available
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Badaga
Where They Speak
Not Available
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Urali
Where They Speak
Not Available
kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Namibia
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Afrikaans
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
afrikaans
kannada
German Name
Afrikaans
Kannada
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Kannadiga
Origin
17th Century
c. 450
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
Not Available
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Modern Kannada
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
afrs
Not Available
Glottocode
afri1274
nucl1305
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
Not Available
All Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Afrikaans and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Afrikaans are spoken in different Afrikaans Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Afrikaans vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Afrikaans dialects include: Kaapse Afrikaans, Oranjeriverafrikaans. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Afrikaans and Kannada Speaking population
Afrikaans and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans 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 Afrikaans and Kannada on Afrikaans vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Kannada Language Codes
Afrikaans and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
