Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
  
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.
  
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Malayalam-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Brahmic family and derivatives
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
ഹലോ (halēā)
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
നന്ദി (nandi)
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
വിട (viṭa)
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Judeo-Malayalam
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Israel, kerala
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Mappila
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
India
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Pandy Malayalam
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
France, kerala
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
38.00 million
  
33
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
  
French Name
kannada
  
malayalam
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Malayalam
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Malayali
  
Origin
c. 450
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early form
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Malayalam
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
ml
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
mal
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
mal
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
mal
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
mala1464
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Synthetic
  
Kannada and Malayalam 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 Malayalam greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Malayalam language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Malayalam word for "Thank You" is നന്ദി (nandi). Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Malayalam Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Malayalam Difficulty
The Kannada vs Malayalam difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Malayalam 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 Malayalam are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Malayalam, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Malayalam time required is 44 weeks.