Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Jammu and Kashmir, 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
  
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.
  
- Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
- Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Hindi and Punjabi Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Dogri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Ke aal aee
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
dhanwaad
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
kiyaan oo ji
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
shub ratri
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
shub ratri
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Not Available
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
su prabat
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
kripya
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
mere kaulan galti ooyyii
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
changa ji pher
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Minjo tere naal pyar hega
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
gustakhi maaf
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Jaunsari
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Himachal Pradesh, India
  
How Many People Speak
100,000.00
  
99+
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Kullu
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Hinduri
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
France, Himachal Pradesh, India
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
4.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
4.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
डोगरी
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru
  
French Name
kannada
  
dogri
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Dogri
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Dogras
  
Origin
c. 450
  
1971
  
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
  
Dogri
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
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
  
doi
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
indo1311
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
Not Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available