Countries
India, Karnataka, India
India, Nepal
National Language
Karnataka, India
India, Nepal
Second Language
Goa
Nepal
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
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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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Telugu
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Maithili-Alphabets.jpg#200
How Many Consonants
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
pranam
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
dhanyabad
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Śubharātri
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Suprabhaat
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
kripaya
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
maf karai
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
kripaya
Dialect 1
Badaga
Tharuwat
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Nepal
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Urali
Madhubani
Where They Speak
kerala
North India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Khortha
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Deoghar, France
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
kannada
maithili
German Name
Kannada
Maithili
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
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Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Maithil
Origin
c. 450
14th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Standard Maithili
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nucl1305
mait1250
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kannada and Maithili 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 Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Maithili Speaking population
Kannada and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Kannada vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Maithili Language Codes
Kannada and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.