Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
North Korea, South Korea
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
The National Institute of the Korean Language
  
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.
  
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Chinese and Japanese languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Hangul
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
하십시오 (hasibsio)
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
안녕 (annyeong)
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Jeju
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
South Korea
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Gyeongsang
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
South Korea
  
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Hamgyŏng
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
China, North Korea
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
77.00 million
  
22
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
77.00 million
  
12
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
한국어 (조선말)
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
  
French Name
kannada
  
coréen
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Koreanisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Koreans
  
Origin
c. 450
  
Before 1st century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Koreanic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Korean Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
ko
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
kor
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
kor
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
Kor
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
kore1280
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
45-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative
  
Kannada and Korean 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 Korean greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Korean language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Korean word for "Thank You" is 감사합니다 (gamsahabnida). Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Korean Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Korean Difficulty
The Kannada vs Korean difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Korean 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 Korean are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Korean, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Korean time required is 88 weeks.