Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
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
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
yiqirta
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Gondar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
kerala
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
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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
Origin
c. 450
13th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
Ethiopic
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Amharic
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1305
amha1245
Linguasphere
No data available
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
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.
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.
