Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Sweden
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Finland
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Antartica, Europe
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
  
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.
  
- In Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Norwegian and Danish Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Old Norse Language
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Swedish-Aphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
hej
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
tacka dig
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
hur mår du
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
godnatt
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
god kväll
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
god eftermiddag
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
god morgon
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
vänligen
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
ledsen
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
hej då
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
jag älskar dig
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
ursäkta mig
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Gabon
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
6
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Georgia
  
How Many People Speak
78,000,000.00
  
2
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Dialects
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
France
  
How Many People Speak
96,000,000.00
  
1
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
15.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
8.70 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
5.00 million
  
29
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Svenska
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Ruotsi, Svenska
  
French Name
kannada
  
suédois
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Schwedisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Swedes, Finland Swedes
  
Origin
c. 450
  
13th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Germanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Northern (Scandinavian)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Old Swedish
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Standard Swedish
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
sv
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
swe
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
swe
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
swe
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
swed1254
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
52-AAA-ck to -cw
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available