Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
India, Pakistan
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
India, Pakistan
  
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 spoken in any of the countries
  
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.
  
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Hindi and Urdu Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
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Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Assalām ‘alaikum
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Not Available
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Hach t'ochoktiya
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Hach ch'i
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Khuda hāfiz
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Kashtawari
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Poguli
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Pogul and Paristan valleys
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Rambani
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
5.60 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
5.42 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
  
French Name
kannada
  
kashmiri
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Kaschmiri
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[kəːʃur]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Kashmiris or koshur
  
Origin
c. 450
  
12th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Kashmiri
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
ks
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
kas
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
kas
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
kas
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
kash1277
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available