Countries
India, Karnataka, India
  
South Africa
  
National Language
Karnataka, India
  
South Africa
  
Second Language
Goa
  
Lesotho, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Botswana, Lesotho
  
Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Not Available
  
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.
  
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
Similar To
Telugu
  
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
  
Alphabets in
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Molo
  
Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
Ndiyabulela
  
How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Unjani
  
Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Ulale kakuhle
  
Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Ubusuku obuhle
  
Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Uben' emva kwemini entle
  
Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Molo
  
Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Ndicela
  
Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Ndicela uxolo
  
Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
  
I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Ndiyakuthanda
  
Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Uxolo
  
Dialect 1
Badaga
  
Gcaleka
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
South Africa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Urali
  
Thembu
  
Where They Speak
kerala
  
South Africa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Kurumba
  
Hlubi
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
South Africa
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
49.00 million
  
29
20.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
38.00 million
  
26
8.20 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million
  
21
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
isiXhosa
  
Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
  
French Name
kannada
  
xhosa
  
German Name
Kannada
  
Xhosa-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Kannadiga
  
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
  
Origin
c. 450
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Niger-Congo Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Benue-Congo
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Bantu
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
  
isiXhosa
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Xhosa
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kn
  
xh
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kan
  
xho
  
ISO 639 2/B
kan
  
xho
  
ISO 639 3
kan
  
xho
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
nucl1305
  
xhos1239
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
99-AUT-fa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Kannada and Xhosa 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 Xhosa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kannada and Xhosa language. Kannada word for "Hello" is ಹಲೋ (Halō) or Xhosa word for "Thank You" is Ndiyabulela. Find more of such common Kannada Greetings and Xhosa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kannada vs Xhosa Difficulty
The Kannada vs Xhosa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kannada Alphabets and Xhosa 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 Xhosa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kannada and Xhosa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kannada is 44 weeks while to learn Xhosa time required is 44 weeks.