Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
East Asia, European Union, South America
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
East Asia, European Union
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Central Europe, East Asia, Eastern Europe, South America
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe, South America
  
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
  
Akademio de Esperanto
  
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 most widely spoken constructed language in the world is Esperanto.
- Esperanto is an artificial international language.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Esperanto-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Halo
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Dankon
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Kiel vi sanas?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Bonan nokton
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Bonan vesperon
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Bonan posttagmezon
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Bonan matenon
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Mi petas
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Mi bedaŭras!
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Ĝis poste
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Mi amas vin
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Pardonu!
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Not present
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Total No. Of Dialects
0
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
2.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
0.20 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
2.00 million
  
34
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Esperanto
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Eo, La Lingvo Internacia
  
French Name
kannada
  
espéranto
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Esperanto
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[espeˈranto]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Not Available
  
Origin
c. 450
  
1887
  
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-Esperanto
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Esperanto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signuno
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
eo
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
epo
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
epo
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
epo
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
espe1235
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAB-da
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Constructed
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative
  
Kannada and Esperanto 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 Esperanto greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Esperanto language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Esperanto word for "Thank You" is Dankon. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Esperanto Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Esperanto Difficulty
The Kannada vs Esperanto difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Esperanto 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 Esperanto are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Esperanto, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Esperanto time required is 6 weeks.