1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Zimbabwe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Karnataka, India
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
1.4 Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Not Available
1.8 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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
1.9 Similar To
Telugu
Kalanga and Nambya Language
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Waita zvako
3.3 How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Wakadini zvako?
3.4 Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Urare zvakanaka
3.5 Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Manheru
3.6 Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Masikati
3.7 Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Mangwanani
3.8 Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Ndinokumbirawo
3.9 Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Ndineurombo
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Ndinokuda
3.12 Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Pamusoro
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Zimbabwe
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
540,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
220,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
49.00 million25.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
38.00 million8.30 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Not Available
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Not Available
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Not Available
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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