Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Armenian Highland
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
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.
  
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Greek
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Armenian manuscript
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
կներեք (knerek’)
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Ց'տեսություն
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Eastern Armenian
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Western Armenian
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Not Applicable
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Not Applicable
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
6.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
6.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
French Name
kannada
  
arménien
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Armenisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Armenians
  
Origin
c. 450
  
late 5th century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
hy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
hye
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
arm
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
hye
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
arme1241
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
57-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Kannada and Armenian Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Kannada and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Armenian language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Armenian Difficulty
The Kannada vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Armenian Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Kannada and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.