Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
National Language
Karnataka, India
France
Second Language
Goa
Africa, Canada
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
Similar To
Telugu
Italian Language
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
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
bonjour
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
Merci
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Comment allez-vous?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
bonne Nuit
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
bonsoir
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
bon Après-Midi
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Bonjour
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
S'il vous plaît
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
désolé
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Je t'aime
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Excuse Moi
Dialect 1
Badaga
Quebec French
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Dialect 2
Urali
African French
Where They Speak
kerala
Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Swiss French
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Northeast France, Switzerland
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
français
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Français
French Name
kannada
français
German Name
Kannada
Französisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Not Available
Origin
c. 450
9th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Old French, Middle French and French
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Standard French
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
fras
Glottocode
nucl1305
stan1290
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-i
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Kannada and French 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 French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and French language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs French Difficulty
The Kannada vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and French 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 French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.
