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Kannada and French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
1   
14

National Language
France   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   
Asia   

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language   
Telugu   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
14   
11

How Many Consonants
20   
10
35   
25

Scripts
Latin   
Kannada Script   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   

Thank You
Merci   
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   

Sorry
désolé   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   

Bye
au revoir   
ಬೈ (Bai)   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
African French   
Urali   

Where They Speak
Africa   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Kurumba   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
français   
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   

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

French Name
français   
kannada   

German Name
Französisch   
Kannada   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Kannadiga   

History

Origin
9th Century   
c. 450   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
Old Kannada, Kannada   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Modern Kannada   

Language Position
13   
12
31   
25

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
kn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
kan   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
kan   

ISO 639 3
fra   
kan   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
nucl1305   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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French and Kannada Speaking population

French and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of French and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Kannada on French vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Kannada Language Codes

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