Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Israel
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Israel
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Israel
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Poland
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Academy of the Hebrew 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.
  
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Aramaic Language
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Hebrew
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
שלום (Shalom)
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
תודה (Toda)
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
בבקשה!
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Israel, Palestine
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
9.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
4.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
5.60 million
  
27
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Israeli, Ivrit
  
French Name
kannada
  
hébreu
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Hebräisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Not Available
  
Origin
c. 450
  
1000 BC
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Canaanitic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Modern Hebrew
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Hebrew
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
he
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
heb
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
heb
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
heb
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
hebr1246
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
12-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic