Countries
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Karnataka, India
Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Goa
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia
Minority Language
South Africa
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Not Available
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Interesting Facts
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
- 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
Not Available
Telugu
Derived From
Latin
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Thank you
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
How are you?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
I Love You
I love you
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Dialect 1
American English
Badaga
Where They Speak
United States of America
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Urali
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
kerala
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Kurumba
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
English
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Not Available
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
anglais
kannada
German Name
Englisch
Kannada
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Kannadiga
Origin
5th Century AD
c. 450
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Standard English
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Signed English
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
engs
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1293
nucl1305
Linguasphere
52-ABA
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Not Available
English 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 English and Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and Kannada language. English word for "Hello" is Hello or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common English Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
English vs Kannada Difficulty
The English vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of English 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 English and Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is 6 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.