Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Iraq, Kurdistan
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Middle East
  
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.
  
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Farsi Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Silaw
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Sipas
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Tu çawa yî?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Şev xweş
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Evare baş
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Nee-wa-rowt bash
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Bayanit bash
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Bê zehmet
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bibûre
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Be xêr çî
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Ez te hez dikem
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Bê zehmet
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Northern Kurdish
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Central Kurdish
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Southern Kurdish
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Eastern Iraq
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
12
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
28.00 million
  
38
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
21.00 million
  
36
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Not Available
  
French Name
kannada
  
kurde
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Kurdisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Kurds
  
Origin
c. 450
  
16th century CE
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Kurdish
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
ku
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
kur
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
kur
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
kur
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
kurd1259
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
58-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available