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Kannada and Persian


Persian and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India  
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
3  
12

National Language
Karnataka, India  
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

Second Language
Goa  
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates  

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan  

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.
  
  • In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
  • Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
  

Similar To
Telugu  
Pashto and Balochi Languages  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49  
29
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14  
11
6  
3

How Many Consonants
35  
25
23  
13

Scripts
Kannada Script  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)  
سلام  

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)  
متشکرم  

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)  
چطور هستید?  

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)  
شب بخیر  

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)  
عصر بخیر  

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)  
بعد از ظهر بخیر  

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)  
صبح به خیر  

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)  
لطفا  

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)  
متاسف  

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)  
خدا حافظ  

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)  
من شما را دوست دارم  

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)  
ببخشيد!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga  
Western Persian  

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris  
Iran, Iraq  

How Many People Speak
540,000.00  
33
47,000,000.00  
7

Dialect 2
Urali  
Dari Persian  

Where They Speak
kerala  
Afganistan  

How Many People Speak
6,440.00  
99+
12,500,000.00  
7

Dialect 3
Kurumba  
Tajik Persian  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu  
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan  

How Many People Speak
220,000.00  
23
7,900,000.00  
6

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million  
29
65.00 million  
26

Speaking Population
0.58 %  
26
0.99 %  
20

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
65.00 million  
17

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
21
Not Available  

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)  
فارسی  

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi  
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian  

French Name
kannada  
persan  

German Name
Kannada  
Persisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]  
[fɒːɾˈsiː]  

Ethnicity
Kannadiga  
Persian people  

History

Origin
c. 450  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Iranian  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada  
Old Persian and Middle Persian  

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada  
Persian  

Language Position
31  
25
23  
19

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Persian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
kn  
fa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan  
fas  

ISO 639 2/B
kan  
per  

ISO 639 3
kan  
pes  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1305  
fars1254  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-AAC-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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

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Kannada and Persian Speaking population

Kannada and Persian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Persian languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Persian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Persian language is 0.99 %. 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 Persian on Kannada vs Persian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Persian Language Codes

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

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