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Kannada and Afrikaans


Afrikaans and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
South Africa   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Karnataka, India   
South Africa   

Second Language
Goa   
Namibia, South Africa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
  • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  

Similar To
Telugu   
Dutch Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Dutch Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49   
29
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
15   
12

How Many Consonants
35   
25
17   
7

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
hallo   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
Dankie   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
Hoe gaan dit   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
goeie nag   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
Goeienaand   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
Goeie middag   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
goeie more   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
asseblief   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
jammer   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
Not Available   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
Ek het jou lief   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
Verskoon my   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Kaapse Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Urali   
Oranjeriverafrikaans   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Baster Afrikaans   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
Namibia   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million   
29
19.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
7.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
10.30 million   
22

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
Afrikaans   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Cape Dutch   

French Name
kannada   
afrikaans   

German Name
Kannada   
Afrikaans   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Afrikaners   

History

Origin
c. 450   
17th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Germanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Western   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Standard Afrikaans   

Language Position
31   
25
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
af   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
afr   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
afr   

ISO 639 3
kan   
afr   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
afrs   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
afri1274   

Linguasphere
No data available   
52-ACB-ba   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic   

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

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Kannada and Afrikaans Speaking population

Kannada and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is Not Available. 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 Kannada and Afrikaans on Kannada vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Afrikaans Language Codes

Kannada and Afrikaans language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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