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Kannada and Cebuano


Cebuano and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Philippines  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Philippines  

Second Language
Goa  
Philippines  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  

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.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Hiligaynon Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Island of Cebu  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
49  
29
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
5  
2

How Many Consonants
35  
25
16  
6

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
3 weeks  
1

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
Hoy  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
Salamat  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
Kumusta man ka?  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
Maayong Gabii  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
Maayong Hapon  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
Maayong Buntag  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
Palihug  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
Ikasubo ko  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
Babay  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
Gihigugma ko ikaw  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
Ekskyus mi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Boholano  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Bohol  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Urali  
Southern Kana  

Where They Speak
kerala  
southern Leyte  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
North Kana  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
northern part of Leyte  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
23
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
4  
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
Not Available  

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
0.32 %  
38

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
21
14.50 million  
19

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
Visayan  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  

French Name
kannada  
cebuano  

German Name
Kannada  
Cebuano  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Cebuano people  

History

Origin
c. 450  
16th century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Austronesian 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  
Standard Cebuano  

Language Position
31  
25
62  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
No data Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
ceb  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
ceb  

ISO 639 3
kan  
ceb  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
cebu1242  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Verb-Subject-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Kannada and Cebuano Speaking population

Kannada and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Cebuano on Kannada vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Cebuano Language Codes

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

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