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Japanese and Kannada


Kannada and Japanese


Countries

Countries
Japan   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
99   
40
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
14   
11

How Many Consonants
14   
4
35   
25

Scripts
Kana   
Kannada Script   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

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)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
Kagawa   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00   
28
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
Hakata   
Urali   

Where They Speak
Fukuoka   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Kansai   
Kurumba   

Where They Speak
kansai   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
31   
25
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million   
14
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
1.90 %   
10
0.58 %   
26

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   

History

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   

Language Position
8   
8
31   
25

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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

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Japanese and Kannada Speaking population

Japanese and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Kannada on Japanese vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Kannada Language Codes

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