Countries
India
  
India, Karnataka, India
  
National Language
India
  
Karnataka, India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
  
- 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
Kannada Language
  
Telugu
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Alphabets in
Tulu-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Kannada Script
  
Kannada Script
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Namaskara
  
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
  
Thank You
Mast Upakara.
  
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
  
How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?
  
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
  
Good Night
yedde rathre
  
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
  
Good Evening
yedde baiyya
  
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
  
Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana
  
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
  
Good Morning
yedde kaande
  
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
  
Please
Daya maltadu
  
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
  
Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
  
Bye
Barpe
  
ಬೈ (Bai)
  
I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
  
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
  
Excuse Me
Kshamisi
  
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
  
Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu
  
Badaga
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
  
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Jain
  
Urali
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
  
kerala
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Girijan
  
Kurumba
  
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
  
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
1.70 million
  
99+
49.00 million
  
29
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
1.70 million
  
99+
38.00 million
  
26
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
11.00 million
  
21
Native Name
Tulu
  
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
  
Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
  
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
  
French Name
Not Available
  
kannada
  
German Name
Not Available
  
Kannada
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
  
Ethnicity
Tuluva
  
Kannadiga
  
Origin
14
  
c. 450
  
Language Family
Dravidian 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
Tulu
  
Modern Kannada
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
No data available
  
kn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
  
kan
  
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
  
kan
  
ISO 639 3
tcy
  
kan
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tulu1258
  
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
  
Tulu 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 Tulu and Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tulu and Kannada language. Tulu word for "Hello" is Namaskara or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Tulu Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tulu vs Kannada Difficulty
The Tulu vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tulu 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 Tulu and Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tulu and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tulu is 44 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.