Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Zimbabwe
National Language
Karnataka, India
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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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.
Similar To
Telugu
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Masikati
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Mangwanani
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Ndineurombo
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
kerala
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
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Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
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Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
kannada
shona
German Name
Kannada
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
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Ethnicity
Kannadiga
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Origin
c. 450
20th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
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Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1305
core1255
Linguasphere
No data available
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kannada and Shona 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 Shona dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Shona language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Shona Dialects are spoken in different Shona speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Shona Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Shona dialects include: Hwesa , Karanga. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Shona Speaking population
Kannada and Shona speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Shona languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Shona Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Shona language is 0.13 %. 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 Shona on Kannada vs Shona where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Shona Language Codes
Kannada and Shona language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Shona Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.