Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
India, No official status
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
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
  
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
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.
  
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Maithili and Magahi
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bhojpuri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
राम राम (raam raam)
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
प्रणाम (prannam)
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Caribbean Hindustani
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Fiji Hindi
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Tharu Bhojpuri
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
40.00 million
  
31
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
40.00 million
  
24
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
  
French Name
kannada
  
bhojpuri
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Bhojpuri
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Not Available
  
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
  
Bhojpuri
  
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
  
bho
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
bho
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
bho
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
bhoj1246
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
59-AAF-sa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available