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Language Comparison: Kannada vs Malayalam
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Kannada | Malayalam |
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Family | Dravidian | Dravidian |
Speakers | Approximately 44 million | Approximately 35 million |
Features | A Dravidian language known for its rich literary tradition, distinct phonemic inventory, and agglutinative grammar structure; primarily spoken in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka | A Dravidian language known for its rich literary history, extensive use of agglutination, and a highly phonetic script that captures distinct sounds; spoken mainly in the southwestern state of Kerala in India |
Countries | India (primarily in Karnataka), with Kannada-speaking communities in the UAE, the United States, and other diaspora locations | India (primarily in Kerala), with speakers in the UAE, Qatar, Oman, and among diaspora communities |
Writing System | Kannada script | Malayalam script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | Yes, Kannada has eight cases, including nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, and instrumental | Yes, with multiple cases including nominative, accusative, dative, and instrumental |
Derived From | Old Kannada, with historical roots in Proto-Dravidian | Old Tamil, with influences from Sanskrit and Prakrit |
Loanwords | From Sanskrit, Tamil, Marathi, and English | From Sanskrit, Tamil, English, and Arabic |
Dialects | Includes several regional dialects like Mysore Kannada, Dharwad Kannada, Havyaka, and Kundagannada, each with distinct vocabulary and pronunciation variations | Includes several dialects such as Malabar Malayalam, Travancore Malayalam, and Central Kerala dialects, with variations in vocabulary and pronunciation |
Alphabets | ಅ, ಆ, ಇ, ಈ, ಉ, ಊ, ಋ, ಎ, ಏ, ಐ, ಒ, ಓ, ಔ, ಕ, ಖ, ಗ, ಘ, ಙ, ಚ, ಛ, ಜ, ಝ, ಞ, ಟ, ಠ, ಡ, ಢ, ಣ, ತ, ಥ, ದ, ಧ, ನ, ಪ, ಫ, ಬ, ಭ, ಮ, ಯ, ರ, ಲ, ವ, ಶ, ಷ, ಸ, ಹ, ಳ, ಕ್ಷ, ಜ್ಞ | അ, ആ, ഇ, ഈ, ഉ, ഊ, ഋ, എ, ഏ, ഐ, ഒ, ഓ, ഔ, ക, ഖ, ഗ, ഘ, ങ, ച, ഛ, ജ, ഝ, ഞ, ട, ഠ, ഡ, ഢ, ണ, ത, ഥ, ദ, ധ, ന, പ, ഫ, ബ, ഭ, മ, യ, ര, ല, വ, ശ, ഷ, സ, ഹ, ള, ഴ, റ |
Family
Kannada
Dravidian
Malayalam
Dravidian
Speakers
Kannada
Approximately 44 million
Malayalam
Approximately 35 million
Features
Kannada
A Dravidian language known for its rich literary tradition, distinct phonemic inventory, and agglutinative grammar structure; primarily spoken in the southwestern Indian state of Karnataka
Malayalam
A Dravidian language known for its rich literary history, extensive use of agglutination, and a highly phonetic script that captures distinct sounds; spoken mainly in the southwestern state of Kerala in India
Countries
Kannada
India (primarily in Karnataka), with Kannada-speaking communities in the UAE, the United States, and other diaspora locations
Malayalam
India (primarily in Kerala), with speakers in the UAE, Qatar, Oman, and among diaspora communities
Writing System
Kannada
Kannada script
Malayalam
Malayalam script
Tonal
Kannada
No
Malayalam
No
Grammatical Cases
Kannada
Yes, Kannada has eight cases, including nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, and instrumental
Malayalam
Yes, with multiple cases including nominative, accusative, dative, and instrumental
Derived From
Kannada
Old Kannada, with historical roots in Proto-Dravidian
Malayalam
Old Tamil, with influences from Sanskrit and Prakrit
Loanwords
Kannada
From Sanskrit, Tamil, Marathi, and English
Malayalam
From Sanskrit, Tamil, English, and Arabic
Dialects
Kannada
Includes several regional dialects like Mysore Kannada, Dharwad Kannada, Havyaka, and Kundagannada, each with distinct vocabulary and pronunciation variations
Malayalam
Includes several dialects such as Malabar Malayalam, Travancore Malayalam, and Central Kerala dialects, with variations in vocabulary and pronunciation
Alphabets
Kannada
ಅ, ಆ, ಇ, ಈ, ಉ, ಊ, ಋ, ಎ, ಏ, ಐ, ಒ, ಓ, ಔ, ಕ, ಖ, ಗ, ಘ, ಙ, ಚ, ಛ, ಜ, ಝ, ಞ, ಟ, ಠ, ಡ, ಢ, ಣ, ತ, ಥ, ದ, ಧ, ನ, ಪ, ಫ, ಬ, ಭ, ಮ, ಯ, ರ, ಲ, ವ, ಶ, ಷ, ಸ, ಹ, ಳ, ಕ್ಷ, ಜ್ಞ
Malayalam
അ, ആ, ഇ, ഈ, ഉ, ഊ, ഋ, എ, ഏ, ഐ, ഒ, ഓ, ഔ, ക, ഖ, ഗ, ഘ, ങ, ച, ഛ, ജ, ഝ, ഞ, ട, ഠ, ഡ, ഢ, ണ, ത, ഥ, ദ, ധ, ന, പ, ഫ, ബ, ഭ, മ, യ, ര, ല, വ, ശ, ഷ, സ, ഹ, ള, ഴ, റ
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