Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
  
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 in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Balochi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Eastern Balochi
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
17
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Western Balochi
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
  
How Many People Speak
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
3,400,000.00
  
10
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
7.60 million
  
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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