Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
European Union, Ireland
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Ireland
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Ireland
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Foras na Gaeilge
  
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.
  
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Dia dhuit
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Go raibh maith agat
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Conas atá tú ?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Oíche mhaith
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Tráthnóna maith duit
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Dia dhuit ar maidin
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
le do thoil
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Tá brón orm
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Slán
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Is breá liom thú
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Gabh mo leithscéal
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Connacht Irish
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Connacht
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Munster Irish
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Munster
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Ulster Irish
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Ulster
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
1.79 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
0.14 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
1.65 million
  
35
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
  
French Name
kannada
  
irlandais moyen
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Mittelirisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Irish people
  
Origin
c. 450
  
c. 750
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Goidelic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Irish Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
ga
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
gle
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
gle
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
gle
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
iris1253
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
50-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Kannada and Irish 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 Irish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Irish language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Irish word for "Thank You" is Go raibh maith agat. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Irish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Irish Difficulty
The Kannada vs Irish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Irish 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 Irish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Irish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Irish time required is 36 weeks.