Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Philippines
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters
  
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.
  
- About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
- Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Hiligaynon Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Island of Cebu
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Hoy
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Salamat
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Kumusta man ka?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Maayong Gabii
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Maayong Gabii
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Maayong Hapon
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Maayong Buntag
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Palihug
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Ikasubo ko
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Babay
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Gihigugma ko ikaw
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Ekskyus mi
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Boholano
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Bohol
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Southern Kana
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
southern Leyte
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
North Kana
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
northern part of Leyte
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
21.00 million
  
36
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
14.50 million
  
19
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Visayan
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan
  
French Name
kannada
  
cebuano
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Cebuano
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Cebuano people
  
Origin
c. 450
  
16th century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Standard Cebuano
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
No data Available
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
ceb
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
ceb
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
ceb
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
cebu1242
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Kannada and Cebuano 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 Cebuano greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Cebuano language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Cebuano word for "Thank You" is Salamat. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Cebuano Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Cebuano Difficulty
The Kannada vs Cebuano difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Cebuano 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 Cebuano are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Cebuano, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Cebuano time required is 3 weeks.