Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
Wales
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
Wales
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Argentina, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Welsh Language Commissioner
  
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 Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
English Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
British Language
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Welsh-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Helô
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Diolch
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Sut ydych chi?
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Nos da
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Noswaith dda
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
P'nawn da
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Bore da
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
os gwelwch yn dda
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Hwyl
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Dw i'n dy garu di
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Esgusodwch fi
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Patagonian Welsh
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
Argentina
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Y Wyndodeg
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
Gwynedd
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Y Bowyseg
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
Powys
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
7.40 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
7.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
Not Available
  
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
Cymraeg
  
French Name
kannada
  
gallois
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Kymrisch
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
Welsh people
  
Origin
c. 450
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Celtic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Brythonic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
Welsh
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
cy
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
cym
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
wel
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
cym
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
wels1247
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
50-ABA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Historical
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Kannada and Welsh 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 Welsh greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Welsh language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Welsh word for "Thank You" is Diolch. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Welsh Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Welsh Difficulty
The Kannada vs Welsh difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Welsh 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 Welsh are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Welsh, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Welsh time required is 30 weeks.