Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Denmark, European Union, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Nordic Council
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Denmark, Faroe Islands, Germany, Greenland
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe, North America, South America
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Dansk Sprognævn (Danish Language Committee)
  
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.
  
- Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are mutually intelligible, that means if u learn Danish is almost like learning three languages in one.
- There are 9 vowels in Danish language, which can be pronounced in 16 different ways.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Norwegian and Swedish
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Old Norse Language
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Danish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Hallo
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Mange tak
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Hvordan har du det?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
God nat
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
God aften
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
God eftermiddag
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
God morgen
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Please
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Undskyld!
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Farvel
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Jeg elsker dig
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Undskyld mig
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Scanian
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Sweden
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Jutlandic
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Denmark
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Bornholmsk
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Island of Bornholm
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
5.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
5.50 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
dansk
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Dansk, Rigsdansk
  
French Name
kannada
  
danois
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Dänisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[d̥ænˀsɡ̊]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Danish people or Danes
  
Origin
c. 450
  
c. 1100 AD
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Rigsdansk
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Danish
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
da
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
dan
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
dan
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
dan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
dani1284
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
5 2-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Kannada and Danish 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 Danish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Danish language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Danish word for "Thank You" is Mange tak. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Danish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Danish Difficulty
The Kannada vs Danish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Danish 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 Danish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Danish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Danish time required is 24 weeks.