Countries
India, Karnataka, India
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
National Language
Karnataka, India
China, Taiwan
Second Language
Goa
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Indonesia, Malaysia
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
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.
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
Similar To
Telugu
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
您好 (Nín hǎo)
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
早安 (Zǎo ān)
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
请 (Qǐng)
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
再见 (Zàijiàn)
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
劳驾 (Láojià)
Dialect 1
Badaga
Mandarin
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Where They Speak
kerala
China, United States of America
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
中文 (zhōngwén)
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
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French Name
kannada
chinois
German Name
Kannada
Chinesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
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Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Standard Chinese
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1305
sini1245
Linguasphere
No data available
79-AAA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Kannada and Chinese 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 Chinese dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Chinese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Chinese Dialects are spoken in different Chinese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Chinese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Chinese dialects include: Mandarin , Wu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Chinese Speaking population
Kannada and Chinese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Chinese languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Chinese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 %. 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 Chinese on Kannada vs Chinese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Chinese Language Codes
Kannada and Chinese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Chinese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
