Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
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.
  
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
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Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
ciao
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
grazie
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Come stai?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
buonanotte
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
buonasera
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
buon pomeriggio
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
buongiorno
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Per Favore
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
scusate
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
arrivederci
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Ti amo
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Scusami
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Romanesco
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Lazio
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Central Italian
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Tuscan
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
64.00 million
  
18
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
14.00 million
  
20
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Italiano
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Italiano
  
French Name
kannada
  
italien
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Italienisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[itaˈljaːno]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Italians
  
Origin
c. 450
  
960 BC
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Italian
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
it
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
ita
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
ita
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
ita
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
itas
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
ital1282
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
51-AAA-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Kannada and Italian 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 Italian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Italian language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Italian word for "Thank You" is grazie. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Italian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Italian Difficulty
The Kannada vs Italian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Italian 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 Italian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Italian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Italian time required is 24 weeks.