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Malayalam and Kannada


Kannada and Malayalam


Countries

Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Telugu   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15   
12
14   
11

How Many Consonants
41   
30
35   
25

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives   
Kannada Script   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)   
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)   
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)   
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)   
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)   
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)   
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   

Bye
വിട (viṭa)   
ಬೈ (Bai)   

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
Mappila   
Urali   

Where They Speak
India   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam   
Kurumba   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million   
33
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)   
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla   
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   

French Name
malayalam   
kannada   

German Name
Malayalam   
Kannada   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   

Ethnicity
Malayali   
Kannadiga   

History

Origin
9th Century   
c. 450   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form   
Old Kannada, Kannada   

Standard Forms
Malayalam   
Modern Kannada   

Language Position
29   
24
31   
25

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ml   
kn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal   
kan   

ISO 639 2/B
mal   
kan   

ISO 639 3
mal   
kan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
mala1464   
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
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Malayalam 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 Malayalam and Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malayalam and Kannada Speaking population

Malayalam and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % 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 Malayalam and Kannada on Malayalam vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Kannada Language Codes

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

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