Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Nigeria
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Gambia, Nigeria
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Nigeria
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
  
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.
  
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
sannu
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
gode ku
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
yaya dai
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
mai kyau dare
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
barka da yamma
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
barka da rana
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
mai kyau safe
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Don Allah
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
yi hakuri
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
sai anjima
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Ina son ku
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
gafara dai
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Gaananci
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Ghana
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Kurhwayanci
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Niger
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Daragaram
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Niger
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
50.00 million
  
28
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
35.00 million
  
27
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
  
French Name
kannada
  
haoussa
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Haussa-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Hausa–Fulani people
  
Origin
c. 450
  
14
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Chadic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Hausa
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
ha
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
hau
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
hau
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
hau
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
haus1257
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
19-HAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Kannada and Hausa 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 Hausa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Hausa language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Hausa word for "Thank You" is gode ku. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Hausa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Hausa Difficulty
The Kannada vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Hausa 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 Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.