1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Burma
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Karnataka, India
Burundi, Gambia
1.4 Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Not Available
1.8 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.
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
1.9 Similar To
Telugu
Kinyarwanda Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Urakoze
3.3 How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Urakomeye?
3.4 Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Ijoro ryiza
3.5 Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Mwiriwe
3.6 Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Mwiriwe
3.7 Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Mwaramutse
3.8 Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Ndagusavye
3.9 Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Not available
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Not available
3.12 Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Not available
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
540,000.0020,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
6,440.00990,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Tanzania
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
220,000.00153,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
49.00 million8.80 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
38.00 million8.80 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Not Available
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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