Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Macedonia
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Albania, Romania, Serbia
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"
  
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.
  
- There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
- The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Macedonian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Здраво (Zdravo)
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Благодарам (Blagodaram)
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Како си? (Kako si?)
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Добар ден (Dobar den)
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Ве молиме (Ve molime)
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
жал (žal)
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Чао (Čao)
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Те сакам (Te sakam)
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Torlakian
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Debar
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Macedonia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Galičnik
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Macedonia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
2.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
2.50 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic
  
French Name
kannada
  
macédonien
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Makedonisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Macedonians
  
Origin
c. 450
  
2200 BC
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Slavic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Southern
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Macedonian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Macedonian Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
mk
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
mkd
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
mac
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
mkd
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
mace1250
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
53-AAA-ha
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic