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Kannada and Oriya


Oriya and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Karnataka, India   
India   

Second Language
Goa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

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   
Not Available   

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.
  
  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  

Similar To
Telugu   
Bengali and Assamese   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49   
29
42   
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
11   
8

How Many Consonants
35   
25
31   
21

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)   

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
Not Available   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Baleswari   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
India   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Urali   
Ganjami   

Where They Speak
kerala   
India   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Kosli   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
India   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
520,000.00   
21

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
8   
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million   
29
33.00 million   
34

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
0.50 %   
29

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
33.00 million   
28

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
Not Available   

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia   

French Name
kannada   
oriya   

German Name
Kannada   
Oriya-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
[ˈoɽia]   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Odias   

History

Origin
c. 450   
3 BC   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Standard Odia   

Language Position
31   
25
32   
26

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Indian Signing System   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
or   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
ori   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
ori   

ISO 639 3
kan   
ori   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
macr1269   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

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

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Kannada and Oriya Speaking population

Kannada and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Kannada vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Oriya Language Codes

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

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