Countries
India, Karnataka, India
India
National Language
Karnataka, India
India
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.
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
Similar To
Telugu
Kannada Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Namaskara
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Mast Upakara.
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Yencha Ullar?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
yedde rathre
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
yedde baiyya
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
yedde madhyana
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
yedde kaande
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Daya maltadu
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Yenna thapu aandu
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Kshamisi
Dialect 1
Badaga
Brahmin tulu
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Where They Speak
kerala
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Girijan
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Tulu
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
French Name
kannada
Not Available
German Name
Kannada
Not Available
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Tuluva
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Tulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
kan
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
kan
Not Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1305
tulu1258
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Kannada and Tulu Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Kannada and Tulu dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Tulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Tulu Dialects are spoken in different Tulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Tulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu , Jain. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Tulu Speaking population
Kannada and Tulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Tulu languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Tulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tulu language is Not Available. 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 Tulu on Kannada vs Tulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Tulu Language Codes
Kannada and Tulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Tulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
