Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Philippines
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Philippines
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Filipinos
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Australia
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
  
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 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Baybayin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Kamusta
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Salamat po
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Kamusta ka na?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Magandang gabi
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Magandang gabi po
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Magandang hapon po
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Magandang umaga po
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
pakiusap
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
pinagsisisihan
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Paálam
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Iniibig kita
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Batangas Tagalog
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Batangas, Gabon
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Bisalog
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Filipino
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Philippines
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
73.00 million
  
24
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
28.00 million
  
29
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
45.00 million
  
13
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Tagalog
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Filipino, Pilipino
  
French Name
kannada
  
tagalog
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Tagalog
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Tagalog people
  
Origin
c. 450
  
1593
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indonesian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Filipino
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
t1
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
tgl
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
tgl
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
tg1
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
taga1269
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
31-CKA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Kannada and Tagalog 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 Tagalog greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Tagalog language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Tagalog word for "Thank You" is Salamat po. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Tagalog Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Tagalog Difficulty
The Kannada vs Tagalog difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Tagalog 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 Tagalog are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Tagalog, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Tagalog time required is 44 weeks.