Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Not Available
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Interesting Facts
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
- 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.
Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages
Telugu
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
matur nuwun
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
piye kabare?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
wengi sing apik
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
Sugeng énjing
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
Not Available
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
Not Available
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Where They Speak
Indonesia
kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Bangkalan
Kurumba
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Madurese
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
madourais
kannada
German Name
Maduresisch
Kannada
Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Madurese
Kannadiga
Origin
Not Available
c. 450
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Madurese
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
kn
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
madu1247
nucl1305
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Madurese and Kannada 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 Madurese and Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Madurese and Kannada language. Madurese word for "Hello" is Halo or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Madurese Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Madurese vs Kannada Difficulty
The Madurese vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Madurese Alphabets and Kannada 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 Madurese and Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Madurese and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Madurese is 44 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.