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Kannada and Assamese


Assamese and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Karnataka, India   
Bangladesh, India   

Second Language
Goa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Bangladesh, Bhutan   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Asam Sahitya Sabha   

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.
  
  • Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
  • Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
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Similar To
Telugu   
Bengali and Oriya   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49   
29
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
11   
8

How Many Consonants
35   
25
41   
30

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Bengali   

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
Not Available   

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
nomoskaar   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
ḍhonyobaaḍ   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
aapuni kene aase?   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
subhoraattri   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
subha gadhuli   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
subha abeli   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
suprobhaat   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
anugroha kori   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
moi ḍukkhita   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
biḍai   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
moi tomaak bhaalpaao   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
kyoma koribo   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Kamrupi   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Western Assam   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
6,000,000.00   
16

Dialect 2
Urali   
Goalpariya   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Western Assam   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Bhakatiya   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
Assam   

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
15.30 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.24 %   
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
15.00 million   
40

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya   

French Name
kannada   
assamais   

German Name
Kannada   
Assamesisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Assamese people   

History

Origin
c. 450   
7th century A.D   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
Kamarupa   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Assamese   

Language Position
31   
25
65   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
as   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
asm   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
asm   

ISO 639 3
kan   
asm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
assa1263   

Linguasphere
No data available   
59-AAF-w   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Kannada and Assamese Speaking population

Kannada and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Assamese on Kannada vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Assamese Language Codes

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

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