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Maithili and Kannada


Kannada and Maithili


Countries

Countries
India, Nepal   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
India, Nepal   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
Nepal   
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
  • Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
  • Maithili has rich literature.
  
  • 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
Bhojpuri Language   
Telugu   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Maithili-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
47   
27
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
14   
11

How Many Consonants
Not Available   
35   
25

Scripts
Devanagari   
Kannada Script   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
pranam   
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   

Thank You
dhanyabad   
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   

How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?   
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   

Good Night
Śubharātri   
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
shubh sandhya   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
Suprabhaat   
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   

Please
kripaya   
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   

Sorry
maf karai   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   

Bye
Alavidā   
ಬೈ (Bai)   

I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
kripaya   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Tharuwat   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
Nepal   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
Madhubani   
Urali   

Where They Speak
North India   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Khortha   
Kurumba   

Where They Speak
Deoghar, France   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
32.00 million   
35
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
0.41 %   
33
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
27.00 million   
30
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
2.80 million   
33
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)   
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   

Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia   
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   

French Name
maithili   
kannada   

German Name
Maithili   
Kannada   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   

Ethnicity
Maithil   
Kannadiga   

History

Origin
14th century   
c. 450   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Kannada, Kannada   

Standard Forms
Standard Maithili   
Modern Kannada   

Language Position
40   
31
31   
25

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
kn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mai   
kan   

ISO 639 2/B
mai   
kan   

ISO 639 3
mai   
kan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mait1250   
nucl1305   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Maithili and Kannada Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Maithili and Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maithili and Kannada Speaking population

Maithili and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Maithili and Kannada on Maithili vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maithili and Kannada Language Codes

Maithili and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maithili and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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