Kannada and Igbo
Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Nigeria
National Language
Karnataka, India
Nigeria
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Telugu
Not Available
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
dalụ
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
ka chi fo
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
ụtụtụ ọma
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Biko
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Ndo
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
Not Available
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
ngọpụ
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
kerala
Nigeria
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Not present
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Not Available
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
igbo
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Ibo
German Name
Kannada
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Igbo people
Origin
c. 450
30th Century BC
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Kwa
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1305
nucl1417
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Kannada and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Igbo Speaking population
Kannada and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo on Kannada vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Igbo Language Codes
Kannada and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.