1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
India, Karnataka, India
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Ethiopia
Karnataka, India
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Goa
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Somalia
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- 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.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
Galatoomi
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
3.3 How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
3.4 Good Night
Nagayattii buli
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
3.5 Good Evening
Akkam waarite
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
3.7 Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
3.8 Please
Maaloo
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
3.9 Sorry
naa dhiisi
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
3.10 Bye
3.11 I Love You
Sin jaaladha
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
3.12 Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00540,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
66,000.006,440.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Kenya
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
13,000.00220,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
25.00 million49.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
24.00 million38.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
Afaan Oromo
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
Not Available
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
5.5 Ethnicity
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Modern Kannada
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Indian Signing System (ISS)
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
7.6 Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available