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Kannada and Latvian


Latvian and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
European Union, Latvia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Karnataka, India   
Latvia   

Second Language
Goa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

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   
Latvian State Language Center   

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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
  • The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
  

Similar To
Telugu   
Lithuanian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
49   
29
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
9   
6

How Many Consonants
35   
25
24   
14

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
Sveiki   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
Paldies   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
Kā jums klājas?   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
Ar labunakti   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
Labvakar   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
Labdien   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
Labrīt   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
lūdzu   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
Piedodiet!   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
Uz redzēšanos   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
Es tevi mīlu   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
Piedodiet!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Livonian   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Latvia   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Urali   
Middle Latvian   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Latvia   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
High Latvian   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
France, Latvia   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million   
29
1.75 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
Not Available   

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
1.75 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
latviešu valoda   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Lettish   

French Name
kannada   
letton   

German Name
Kannada   
Lettisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Latvians or Letts   

History

Origin
c. 450   
1530   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Baltic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Latvian   

Language Position
31   
25
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Latvian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
lv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
lav   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
lav   

ISO 639 3
kan   
lav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
latv1249   

Linguasphere
No data available   
54-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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All Kannada and Latvian 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 Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kannada and Latvian Speaking population

Kannada and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian 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 Latvian on Kannada vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Latvian Language Codes

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