Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
India, Pakistan
  
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 in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Punjabi-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Pothohari
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Saraiki
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Doabi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
154.30 million
  
12
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
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