Countries
Japan
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
Japan
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Palau
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
- 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
Korean Language
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kana
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Sanuki
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
Kagawa
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00
  
28
Dialect 2
Hakata
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
  
kerala
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kansai
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
kansai
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
128.00 million
  
14
49.00 million
  
29
Native Speakers
128.00 million
  
9
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
日本語
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
japonais
  
kannada
  
German Name
Japanisch
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
1185
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Japonic Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Japanese
  
Modern Kannada
  
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ja
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
jpn
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
jpn
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
jpn
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1643
  
nucl1305
  
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Not Available