1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Karnataka, India
Andra Pradesh, India
1.4 Second Language
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
1.7 Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
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
Kannada Script
Telugu Script
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
3.3 How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
3.4 Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
3.5 Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
3.6 Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
3.7 Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
3.8 Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
3.9 Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
3.12 Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
540,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
kerala
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
6,440.0026,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
220,000.0030,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
49.00 million80.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
38.00 million75.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
11.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
తెలుగు (telugu)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
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
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Early Telugu epigraphy
6.3.2 Standard Forms
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
No data available
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available