Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
National Language
Karnataka, India
Portugal
Second Language
Goa
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Telugu
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Kannada Script
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
obrigado
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Como você está?
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
boa noite
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
boa Noite
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
boa Tarde
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
bom Dia
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Por Favor
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
pesaroso
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Eu te amo
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
desculpe me
Dialect 1
Badaga
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Brazil
Dialect 2
Urali
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
kerala
Portugal
Dialect 3
Kurumba
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
Daman and Diu
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Português
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Português
French Name
kannada
portugais
German Name
Kannada
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Portuguese people or portugueses
Origin
c. 450
3rd Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Portuguese
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Portuguese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1305
port1283
Linguasphere
No data available
51-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Kannada and Portuguese 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 Portuguese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Portuguese language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Portuguese word for "Thank You" is obrigado. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Portuguese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Portuguese Difficulty
The Kannada vs Portuguese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Portuguese 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 Portuguese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Portuguese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Portuguese time required is 24 weeks.