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Kannada and Balochi


Balochi and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
Karnataka, India   
Iran   

Second Language
Goa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Balochi Academy, 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.
  
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
  

Similar To
Telugu   
Kurdish and Persian   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49   
29
34   
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
8   
5

How Many Consonants
35   
25
26   
16

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Perso-Arabic script   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
Salam   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
mana bebahgsh   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
chone tao?   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
jawáin shap   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
jawáin begáh   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
Not Available   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
jawáin sawáh   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
Mihrabani kan   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
bebaksh / bebagsh   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
bye   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
Tu mana doost biyeh   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
mana bebahgsh   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Eastern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
5,000,000.00   
17

Dialect 2
Urali   
Western Balochi   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
1,800,000.00   
20

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Southern Balochi   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
3,400,000.00   
10

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
7.60 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
بلوچی   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Baluchi   

French Name
kannada   
baloutchi   

German Name
Kannada   
Belutschisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
Not available   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui   

History

Origin
c. 450   
19th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Balochi   

Language Position
31   
25
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
bal   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
bal   

ISO 639 3
kan   
bal   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
balo1260   

Linguasphere
No data available   
58-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Kannada and Balochi Speaking population

Kannada and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Balochi on Kannada vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Balochi Language Codes

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

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