Kannada and Yoruba
Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Karnataka, India
Nigeria
Second Language
Goa
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Yoruba Academy
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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Telugu
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Ẹ n lẹ
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
e dupe
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
e kaasan
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
e kaaro
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Jowo
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
binu
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Badaga
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Nigeria
Where They Speak
kerala
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Nigeria
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
kannada
yoruba
German Name
Kannada
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Yoruba people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1305
yoru1245
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
All Kannada and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Kannada and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kannada are spoken in different Kannada Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kannada vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kannada dialects include: Badaga, Urali. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kannada and Yoruba Speaking population
Kannada and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kannada and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Kannada and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Kannada vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kannada and Yoruba Language Codes
Kannada and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kannada and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.