Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Moldova, Romania
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Kazakhstan, Russia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
  
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.
  
- Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
- The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Romanian.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
alo
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
multumesc
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
ce mai faci?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
noapte Buna
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
buna Seara
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
buna Ziua
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
bună Dimineața
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Vă Rog
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
scuze
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
La revedere
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Te iubesc
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Scuza-Ma
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Aromanian
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Megleno-Romanian
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Istro-Romanian
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Croatia
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
28.00 million
  
38
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
24.00 million
  
33
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
4.00 million
  
30
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Română
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian
  
French Name
kannada
  
roumain; moldave
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Rumänisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[roˈmɨnə]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Romanians
  
Origin
c. 450
  
1521
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Proto-Romanian
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Romanian
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Romanian Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
ro
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
ron
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
rum
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
ron
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
roma1327
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAD-c
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Synthetic