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Kannada Language



Countries
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Countries
India, Karnataka, India 0

Total No. Of Countries
1 14

National Language
Karnataka, India 0

Second Language
Goa 0

Speaking Continents
Asia 0

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana 0

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka 0

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.
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Similar To
Telugu 0

Derived From
Sanskrit Language 0

Alphabets
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Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200 0

Alphabets
49 29

Phonology
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How Many Vowels
14 11

How Many Consonants
35 25

Scripts
Kannada Script 0

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal 0

Hard to Learn
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Language Levels
5 4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks 11

Greetings
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Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō) 0

Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu) 0

How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?) 0

Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri) 0

Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je) 0

Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna) 0

Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya) 0

Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu) 0

Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi) 0

Bye
ಬೈ (Bai) 0

I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne) 0

Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi) 0

Dialects
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Dialect 1
Badaga 0

Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris 0

How Many People Speak
540,000.00 33

Dialect 2
Urali 0

Where They Speak
kerala 0

How Many People Speak
6,440.00 43

Dialect 3
Kurumba 0

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu 0

How Many People Speak
220,000.00 23

Total No. Of Dialects
20 18

How Many People Speak
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How Many People Speak?
49.00 million 29

Speaking Population
0.58 % 26

Native Speakers
38.00 million 26

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million 21

Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa) 0

Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi 0

French Name
kannada 0

German Name
Kannada 0

Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː] 0

Ethnicity
Kannadiga 0

History
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Origin
c. 450 0

Language Family
Dravidian Family 0

Subgroup
Not Available 0

Branch
Not Available 0

Language Forms
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Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada 0

Standard Forms
Modern Kannada 0

Language Position
31 25

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS) 0

Scope
Individual 0

Code
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ISO 639 1
kn 0

ISO 639 2
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ISO 639 2/T
kan 0

ISO 639 2/B
kan 0

ISO 639 3
kan 0

ISO 639 6
Not Available 0

Glottocode
nucl1305 0

Linguasphere
No data available 0

Types of Language
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Language Type
Living 0

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available 0

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available 0

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Origin of Kannada language

In order to communicate with each other, the origin of language was the essential part. Various languages are spoken all over the world. Kannada language is one of the Most Difficult Languages. The origin of Kannada language states that it was put to use in c. 450. The history of Kannada language reveals that the language is old and used since many years. Check out in brief about Kannada Language History.The evolution of Kannada language began with early forms such as Old Kannada, Kannada. Modern Kannada is the standard form of Kannada language and it is used in government centers. Know all About Kannada Language.

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Kannada population

Kannada population gives us the total count of number of people speaking Kannada language. Kannada language is spoken by 49.00 million people in the world. Most of the Kannada population lies in the Kannada Speaking Countries. Kannada language is spoken as first language by 38.00 million people and as second language by about 11.00 million people. Get to know Kannada speaking population in detail.

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Kannada writing system

There are numerous writing systems but most widely used scripts are Latin, Cyrillic and Arabic. Kannada writing system decides the alphabets, vowels and consonants i.e. the written form of Kannada language. Some languages share common writing systems. Kannada Script script is used by Kannada language. Learn more about . 

Information about Kannada language

Check out all the information about Kannada language here. You may find it interesting to learn Kannada Alphabets or the vowels and consonants of this language. Also knowing about Kannada Speaking Countries, Kannada speaking continents and Kannada Dialects will help in improving your knowledge about this language. Also while travelling to Kannada countries knowing common Kannada Greetings will help you in communicating with Kannada people.

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