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Telugu and Kannada


Kannada and Telugu


Countries

Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
4   
11
1   
14

National Language
Andra Pradesh, India   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
Karnataka   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

Interesting Facts
  • Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
  • Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
  • 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   
Telugu   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60   
35
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19   
16
14   
11

How Many Consonants
41   
30
35   
25

Scripts
Telugu Script   
Kannada Script   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
హలో (Halō)   
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   

Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   

How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   

Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   

Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   

Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   

Bye
బై (Bai)   
ಬೈ (Bai)   

I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
170,000.00   
39
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
Chenchu   
Urali   

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
26,000.00   
99+
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora   
Kurumba   

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

How Many People Speak
30,000.00   
32
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
38   
28
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million   
20
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
1.15 %   
15
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)   
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   

French Name
télougou   
kannada   

German Name
Telugu-Sprache   
Kannada   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   

Ethnicity
Telugu people   
Kannadiga   

History

Origin
c. 575   
c. 450   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy   
Old Kannada, Kannada   

Standard Forms
Telugu   
Modern Kannada   

Language Position
15   
14
31   
25

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
te   
kn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tel   
kan   

ISO 639 2/B
tel   
kan   

ISO 639 3
tel   
kan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
telu1262   
nucl1305   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Telugu and Kannada Speaking population

Telugu and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % 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 Telugu and Kannada on Telugu vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Kannada Language Codes

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

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