Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Portugal
  
Second Language
Goa
  
United States of America
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
  
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.
  
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Spanish and Galician Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Olá
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
obrigado
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Como você está?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
boa noite
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
boa Noite
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
boa Tarde
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
bom Dia
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Por Favor
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
pesaroso
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
tchau
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Eu te amo
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
desculpe me
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Brazilian Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Brazil
  
How Many People Speak
204,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 2
Urali
  
European Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Portugal
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Daman and Diu
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
231.00 million
  
7
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
216.00 million
  
5
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Português
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Português
  
French Name
kannada
  
portugais
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Portugiesisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Portuguese people or portugueses
  
Origin
c. 450
  
3rd Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Portuguese
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Portuguese
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
pt
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
por
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
por
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
por
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
port1283
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available