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Kannada and Hausa


Hausa and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Karnataka, India   
Gambia, Nigeria   

Second Language
Goa   
Nigeria   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo   

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.
  
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Telugu   
Not Available   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49   
29
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
12   
9

How Many Consonants
35   
25
32   
22

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
sannu   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
gode ku   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
yaya dai   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
mai kyau dare   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
barka da yamma   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
barka da rana   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
mai kyau safe   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
Don Allah   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
yi hakuri   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
sai anjima   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
Ina son ku   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
gafara dai   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Gaananci   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Ghana   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Urali   
Kurhwayanci   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Niger   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Daragaram   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
Niger   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million   
29
50.00 million   
28

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.52 %   
28

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
35.00 million   
27

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa   

French Name
kannada   
haoussa   

German Name
Kannada   
Haussa-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Hausa–Fulani people   

History

Origin
c. 450   
14   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Afro-Asiatic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Chadic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Hausa   

Language Position
31   
25
34   
27

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
ha   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
hau   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
hau   

ISO 639 3
kan   
hau   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
haus1257   

Linguasphere
No data available   
19-HAA-b   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Kannada and Hausa Speaking population

Kannada and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Kannada vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Hausa Language Codes

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

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