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French vs Kannada


Kannada vs 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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French and Kannada Language History

Comparison of French vs Kannada language history gives us differences between origin of French and Kannada language. History of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Kannada language states that this language originated in c. 450. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on French and Kannada Language History.

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French 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 French and Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in French and Kannada language. French word for "Hello" is bonjour or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common French Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

French vs Kannada Difficulty

The French vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of French 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 French and Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in French and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn French is 24 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.

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