Countries
India, Karnataka, India
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
National Language
Karnataka, India
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
Similar To
Telugu
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
ഹലോ (halēā)
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
നന്ദി (nandi)
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Dialect 1
Badaga
Judeo-Malayalam
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Israel, kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
kerala
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
France, kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
French Name
kannada
malayalam
German Name
Kannada
Malayalam
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Malayali
Origin
c. 450
9th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early form
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Malayalam
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1305
mala1464
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Kannada and Malayalam 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 Malayalam dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Malayalam language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Malayalam Dialects are spoken in different Malayalam speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Malayalam Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam , Mappila. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Malayalam Speaking population
Kannada and Malayalam speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Malayalam languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Malayalam Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 %. 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 Malayalam on Kannada vs Malayalam where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Malayalam Language Codes
Kannada and Malayalam language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Malayalam Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
