Countries
India, Karnataka, India
India, No official status
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
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Telugu
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Badaga
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Dialect 2
Urali
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
kerala
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
kannada
bhojpuri
German Name
Kannada
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Not Available
Origin
c. 450
19th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Bhojpuri
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
kn
No data Available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1305
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
No data available
59-AAF-sa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Kannada and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Bhojpuri language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Bhojpuri word for "Thank You" is धन्वाद (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Bhojpuri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Bhojpuri Difficulty
The Kannada vs Bhojpuri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Bhojpuri 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 Bhojpuri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Bhojpuri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Bhojpuri time required is 44 weeks.
