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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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