Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
National Language
Karnataka, India
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Second Language
Goa
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
South Africa
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.
- Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
- English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Similar To
Telugu
Not Available
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Thank you
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
How are you?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Night
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Good Morning
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Please
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Sorry
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
I love you
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Excuse Me
Dialect 1
Badaga
American English
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
United States of America
Dialect 2
Urali
Hiberno-English
Where They Speak
kerala
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Welsh English
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
United Kingdom
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
English
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Not Available
French Name
kannada
anglais
German Name
Kannada
Englisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Not Available
Origin
c. 450
5th Century AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Standard English
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed English
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
engs
Glottocode
nucl1305
stan1293
Linguasphere
No data available
52-ABA
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Kannada and English 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 English greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and English language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or English word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and English Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs English Difficulty
The Kannada vs English difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and English 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 English are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and English, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn English time required is 6 weeks.