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Kannada and Punjabi


Punjabi and Kannada


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
India, Pakistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Karnataka, India   
India, Pakistan   

Second Language
Goa   
Pakistan   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   

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.
  
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Telugu   
Hindi Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
49   
29
53   
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
14   
11
9   
6

How Many Consonants
35   
25
41   
30

Scripts
Kannada Script   
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)   
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Badaga   
Pothohari   

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   
Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
540,000.00   
33
2,500,000.00   
22

Dialect 2
Urali   
Saraiki   

Where They Speak
kerala   
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
6,440.00   
99+
20,000,000.00   
5

Dialect 3
Kurumba   
Doabi   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   
Pakistan, Punjab, India   

How Many People Speak
220,000.00   
23
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
30   
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
49.00 million   
29
154.30 million   
12

Speaking Population
0.58 %   
26
1.44 %   
11

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
100.00 million   
11

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million   
21
54.30 million   
12

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   

French Name
kannada   
pendjabi   

German Name
Kannada   
Pandschabi-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   
Not Availble   

Ethnicity
Kannadiga   
Punjabis   

History

Origin
c. 450   
1000 AD   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada   
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada   
Modern Punjabi   

Language Position
31   
25
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Not Available   

Code

ISO 639 1
kn   
pa   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kan   
pan   

ISO 639 2/B
kan   
pan   

ISO 639 3
kan   
pan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1305   
panj1256   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Kannada and Punjabi Speaking population

Kannada and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Kannada vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kannada and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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