Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Second Language
Goa
  
India
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  
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.
  
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Assamese and Oriya
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bengali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Chakma
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Bangladesh, Burma, India
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Hajong
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Bangladesh, India
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Rarhi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
215.00 million
  
9
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
196.00 million
  
7
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
19.00 million
  
16
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
বাংলা (baɛṅlā)
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
  
French Name
kannada
  
bengali
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Bengali
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Bengalis (Bengali people)
  
Origin
c. 450
  
1000–1200 CE
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Abahatta, Old Bengali
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Bengali
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
bn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
ben
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
ben
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
ben
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
beng1280
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
59-AAF-u
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available