Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
  
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.
  
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
Similar To
Telugu
  
Romanian
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Përshëndetje
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Ju faleminderit
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Si jeni?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
natën e mirë
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
mirëmbrëma
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
mirëdita
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
mirëmengjes
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Ju lutem
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Me fal
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
mirupafshim
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
unë e dua ju
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Më falni
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Gheg Albanian
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
20
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Tosk Albanian
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Arbëresh
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Italy
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
7.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
3.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
3.60 million
  
31
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
shqip / gjuha shqipe
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Not Available
  
French Name
kannada
  
albanais
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Albanisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[ʃcip]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Albanians
  
Origin
c. 450
  
1462 AD
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Old Albanian
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Standard Albanian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
sq
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
alb
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
alba1267
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
55-AAA-aaa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Synthetic