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Kannada and Amharic


Amharic and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Karnataka, India   
Ethiopia   

Second Language
Goa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  

Similar To
Telugu   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Amharic-1.jpg#200   

Alphabets
49   
29
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
7   
4

How Many Consonants
35   
25
31   
21

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Ethiopic   

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
Selam   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
amesege'nallo'   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
Dehina newot?   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
Dehna dur   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
melkam meshe't   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
i'ndemin walu   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
i'ndemin adäru   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
i'bakwon   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
aznallehu   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
tschao   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
afekirishalehu   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
yiqirta   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Gondar   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Gondar   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Urali   
Gojjami   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Ethiopia   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Showa   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
Ethiopia   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
5   
5

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.37 %   
35

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
25.00 million   
32

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
10.00 million   
23

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
Not Available   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   

French Name
kannada   
amharique   

German Name
Kannada   
Amharisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
[amarɨɲɲa]   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Amharas   

History

Origin
c. 450   
13th century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Semitic   

Branch
Not Available   
Ethiopic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
Ge'ez   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Amharic   

Language Position
31   
25
55   
40

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Signed Amharic   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
am   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
amh   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
amh   

ISO 639 3
kan   
amh   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
amha1245   

Linguasphere
No data available   
12-ACB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Kannada and Amharic Speaking population

Kannada and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Kannada vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Amharic Language Codes

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

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