Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Assam, India
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Assam, India
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not Available
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Bodo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Not Available
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Not Available
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Nungni khabora ma?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
अननानै (Onnanwi)
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Not Available
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Assam, India, Nepal
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
0.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
0.60 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
बड़ो (boṛo)
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
  
French Name
kannada
  
Not Available
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Not Available
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[bɔɽo]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
  
Origin
c. 450
  
1913
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Tibeto-Burman
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Not Available
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
brx
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
bodo1269
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
Not Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
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