Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
West Java
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Indonesia
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
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
  
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.
  
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Madurese and Malay Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Sundanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin, Sundanese
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Halo
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Nuhun
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Kumaha kabarna?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Wilujeng kulem
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Wilujeng wengi
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Wilujeng siang
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Wilujeng énjing
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Mangga
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Hapunten
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Wilujeng angkat
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Punten
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Western dialect
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Banten
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Northern dialect
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Bogor
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Priangan dialect
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Bandung
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
39.00 million
  
32
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Priangan, Sunda
  
French Name
kannada
  
soundanais
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Sundanesisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
  
Origin
c. 450
  
5th century AD
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Sundanese
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
su
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
sun
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
sun
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
sun
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
sund1251
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available