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Kannada and Estonian


Estonian and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
Estonia, European Union   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Karnataka, India   
Estonia, Gambia   

Second Language
Goa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Denmark, Russia, Sweden   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Institute of the Estonian Language   

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.
  
  • Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
  • Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
  

Similar To
Telugu   
Finnish   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49   
29
27   
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
9   
6

How Many Consonants
35   
25
18   
8

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
Tere   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
aitäh   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
kuidas sul läheb   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
Head ööd   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
Tere õhtust   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
Tere päevast   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
Tere hommikust   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
Palun   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
Vabandust   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
Head aega   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
ma armastan sind   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
Vabandage   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Keskmurre   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Urali   
Tartu   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Georgia, South Estonia   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Idamurre   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.   

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
1.10 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
0.95 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
eesti keel   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Eesti keel   

French Name
kannada   
estonien   

German Name
Kannada   
Estnisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Estonians   

History

Origin
c. 450   
13th century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Uralic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Finno-Ugric   

Branch
Not Available   
Finnic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Estonian   

Language Position
31   
25
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Estonian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
et   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
est   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
est   

ISO 639 3
kan   
est   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
esto1258   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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

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Kannada and Estonian Speaking population

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

Kannada and Estonian Language Codes

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