Countries
India, Karnataka, India
India, Nepal
National Language
Karnataka, India
Nepal
Second Language
Goa
Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
People's Republic of China
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Language Academy of Nepal
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.
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
नमस्ते (namaste)
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good afternoon
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
कृपया
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
नमस्ते (namaste)
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Nepal
Where They Speak
kerala
India, Nepal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Baitadeli
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Nepal
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
नेपाली (nēpālī)
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
French Name
kannada
népalais
German Name
Kannada
Nepali
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Nepali
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Nepali
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1305
nepa1254
Linguasphere
No data available
12
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Kannada and Nepali 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 Nepali dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Nepali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Nepali Dialects are spoken in different Nepali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Nepali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Nepali dialects include: Doteli , Bajhangi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Nepali Speaking population
Kannada and Nepali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Nepali languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Nepali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 %. 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 Nepali on Kannada vs Nepali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Nepali Language Codes
Kannada and Nepali language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Nepali Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.