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Kannada and Marathi


Marathi and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

National Language
Karnataka, India  
India  

Second Language
Goa  
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Israel, Mauritius  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad  

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.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Konkani Language  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200  

Alphabets
49  
29
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
16  
13

How Many Consonants
35  
25
36  
26

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
हॅलो (Hĕlō)  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
कृपया (Kr̥payā)  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
बाय (Bāya)  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Maharashtrian Konkani  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Kokan  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
33
2,400,000.00  
23

Dialect 2
Urali  
Varhadi  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Vidarbha  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
7,000,000.00  
12

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Khandeshi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Khandesh  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
23
1,900,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
42  
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
71.00 million  
25

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
1.10 %  
18

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
68.00 million  
16

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
21
3.00 million  
32

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
मराठी (marāṭhī)  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu  

French Name
kannada  
marathe  

German Name
Kannada  
Marathi  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[məˈɾaʈʰi]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Marathi people  

History

Origin
c. 450  
10th century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
Maharashtri Prakrit  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Marathi  

Language Position
31  
25
17  
15

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
mr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
mar  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
mar  

ISO 639 3
kan  
mar  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
mara1378  

Linguasphere
No data available  
omr  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Kannada and Marathi Speaking population

Kannada and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Kannada vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Marathi Language Codes

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

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