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Kannada and Malaysian


Malaysian and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
Karnataka, India   
Malaysia   

Second Language
Goa   
Indonesia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Thailand   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka   

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.
  
  • One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
  • Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
  

Similar To
Telugu   
Indonesian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Tamil Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49   
29
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
6   
3

How Many Consonants
35   
25
24   
14

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
Hai   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
terima kasih   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
Apa khabar?   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
Selamat Malam   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
Selamat Petang   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
Selamat tengah hari   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
Selamat pagi   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
sila   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
maaf   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
Selamat tinggal   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
Saya sayang kamu   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
Maafkan saya   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Bengkulu   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
1,600,000.00   
25

Dialect 2
Urali   
Pekal   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
30,000.00   
40

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Musi   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
Indonesia   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
3,100,000.00   
11

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
24   
20

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million   
29
175.00 million   
10

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
1.16 %   
14

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
77.00 million   
12

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
98.00 million   
8

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
Bahasa melayu   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Not Available   

French Name
kannada   
malais   

German Name
Kannada   
Malaiisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Not Available   

History

Origin
c. 450   
c. 683 AD   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Pluricentric Standard Malay   

Language Position
31   
25
54   
39

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Malaysian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
ms   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
msa   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
may   

ISO 639 3
kan   
zsm   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
stan1306   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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

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Kannada and Malaysian Speaking population

Kannada and Malaysian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Malaysian languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Malaysian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malaysian language is 1.16 %. 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 Malaysian on Kannada vs Malaysian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Malaysian Language Codes

Kannada and Malaysian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Malaysian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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