Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Spain
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
  
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.
  
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
French Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
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Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
hola
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Gracias
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Cómo estás?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Buenas Noches
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Bonne soirée
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Buenas Tardes
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Buenos Días
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Por Favor
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
triste
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
adiós
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Te Quiero
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Discúlpeme
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Mexican Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Mexico
  
How Many People Speak
105,000,000.00
  
5
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Cuban Spanish
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Cuba
  
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.00
  
8
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Puerto Rican Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Puerto Rico
  
How Many People Speak
3,900,000.00
  
9
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
489.00 million
  
3
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
410.00 million
  
2
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
89.50 million
  
9
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Español
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Castellano, Castilian, Español
  
French Name
kannada
  
espagnol; castillan
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Spanisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Not Available
  
Origin
c. 450
  
210 BC
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Old Spanish and Spanish
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Spanish
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
es
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
spa
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
spa
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
spa
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
stan1288
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic