Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
South Africa
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Botswana, Lesotho
  
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.
  
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Molo
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Ndiyabulela
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Unjani
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Ulale kakuhle
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Ubusuku obuhle
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Uben' emva kwemini entle
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Molo
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Ndicela
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Ndicela uxolo
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Ndiyakuthanda
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Uxolo
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Gcaleka
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
South Africa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Thembu
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
South Africa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Hlubi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
South Africa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
20.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
8.20 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
isiXhosa
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
  
French Name
kannada
  
xhosa
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Xhosa-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
  
Origin
c. 450
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
isiXhosa
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Xhosa
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
xh
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
xho
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
xho
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
xho
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
xhos1239
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
99-AUT-fa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Kannada and Xhosa Speaking population
Kannada and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Kannada vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Xhosa Language Codes
Kannada and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.