Countries
Philippines
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
Philippines
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Filipinos
  
Goa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Australia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, Guam, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom
  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
  
Regulated By
Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, National Languages Committee
  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
  
Interesting Facts
- In 1593, "Doctrina Christiana" was first book written in two versions of Tagalog.
- The name "Tagalog" means "native to" and "river". "Tagalog"is derived from taga ilog, which means "inhabitants of the river".
  
- 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
Filipino, Cebuano and Spanish Languages
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Tagalog-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Baybayin
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kamusta
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
Salamat po
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
Kamusta ka na?
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
Magandang gabi
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
Magandang gabi po
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
Magandang hapon po
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
Magandang umaga po
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
pakiusap
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
pinagsisisihan
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
Paálam
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
Iniibig kita
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
Ipagpaumanhin ninyo ako
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Batangas Tagalog
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
Batangas, Gabon
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Bisalog
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
kerala
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Filipino
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
Philippines
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak?
73.00 million
  
24
49.00 million
  
29
Native Speakers
28.00 million
  
29
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
45.00 million
  
13
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
Tagalog
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Filipino, Pilipino
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
tagalog
  
kannada
  
German Name
Tagalog
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
[tɐˈɡaːloɡ]
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Tagalog people
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
1593
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indonesian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Philippine, Old Tagalog, Classical Tagalog, Tagalog
  
Old Kannada, Kannada
  
Standard Forms
Filipino
  
Modern Kannada
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
t1
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tgl
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
tgl
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
tg1
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
taga1269
  
nucl1305
  
Linguasphere
31-CKA
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Object-Verb-Subject, Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Object-Subject, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tagalog and Kannada language. Tagalog word for "Hello" is Kamusta or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Tagalog Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tagalog vs Kannada Difficulty
The Tagalog vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tagalog 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 Tagalog and Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tagalog and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tagalog is 44 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.