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Kannada and Catalan


Catalan and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Karnataka, India   
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   

Second Language
Goa   
Spain   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Telugu   
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
49   
29
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
5   
2

How Many Consonants
35   
25
23   
13

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
Hola   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
Gràcies   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
Com estàs?   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
Bona nit   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
Bona nit   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
Bona tarda   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
Bon dia   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
Sisplau   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
Perdó!   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
Adéu   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
T'estimo   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
Dispensi!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Caló   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
France, Portugal, Spain   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
440,000.00   
35

Dialect 2
Urali   
Valencian   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
2,400,000.00   
19

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Ribagorçan   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
Spain   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
8   
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
4.10 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
5.10 million   
28

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
català   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   

French Name
kannada   
catalan; valencien   

German Name
Kannada   
Katalanisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Catalan people   

History

Origin
c. 450   
c. 1028   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
Old Catalan   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   

Language Position
31   
25
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Signed Catalan   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
ca   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
cat   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
cat   

ISO 639 3
kan   
cat   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
stan1289   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-e   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Kannada and Catalan Speaking population

Kannada and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available. 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 Catalan on Kannada vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Catalan Language Codes

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

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