Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
National Language
Karnataka, India
Andra Pradesh, India
Second Language
Goa
Karnataka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
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.
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Telugu Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
హలో (Halō)
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Where They Speak
kerala
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Manna-Dora
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
తెలుగు (telugu)
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
French Name
kannada
télougou
German Name
Kannada
Telugu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Telugu people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Early Telugu epigraphy
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Telugu
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1305
telu1262
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Kannada and Telugu Speaking population
Kannada and Telugu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Telugu languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Telugu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 %. 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 Telugu on Kannada vs Telugu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Telugu Language Codes
Kannada and Telugu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Telugu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.