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Kannada and Pashto


Pashto and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Afganistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora  

Second Language
Goa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)  

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.
  
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Persian and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
7  
4

How Many Consonants
35  
25
29  
19

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
(salaam) سلام  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
(lotfan) لطفا  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Central Pashto  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
33
6,500,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
Urali  
Northern Pashto  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
21,000,000.00  
4

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Wanetsi  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Afganistan, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
23
95,000.00  
29

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
0.58 %  
26

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
60.00 million  
20

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
21
Not Available  

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
(paṧto) پښتو  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto  

French Name
kannada  
pachto  

German Name
Kannada  
Paschtu  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Pashtun  

History

Origin
c. 450  
1651  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto  

Language Position
31  
25
82  
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
ps  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
pus  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
pus  

ISO 639 3
kan  
pus  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
pash1269  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-ABD-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional  

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

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Kannada and Pashto Speaking population

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

Kannada and Pashto Language Codes

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

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