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Language Comparison: Kannada vs Punjabi Shahmukhi
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| Aspect | Kannada | Punjabi Shahmukhi |
|---|---|---|
Family | Dravidian | Indo-European, Indo-Aryan |
Speakers | Approximately 44 million | Approximately 130 million (includes speakers of both Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi scripts) |
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 | Written in a modified Perso-Arabic script; primarily used by Punjabi speakers in Pakistan and some parts of India. Unlike Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi is written from right to left. |
Countries | India (primarily in Karnataka), with Kannada-speaking communities in the UAE, the United States, and other diaspora locations | Pakistan (primary script for Punjabi), India (minority use), and Punjabi-speaking diaspora communities |
Writing System | Kannada script | Shahmukhi script (Perso-Arabic script with additional characters) |
Tonal | No | Yes, tonal distinctions are important for meaning |
Grammatical Cases | Yes, Kannada has eight cases, including nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, and instrumental | No, relies on word order and postpositions |
Derived From | Old Kannada, with historical roots in Proto-Dravidian | Perso-Arabic script, adapted for Punjabi phonology |
Loanwords | From Sanskrit, Tamil, Marathi, and English | From Arabic, Persian, and English |
Dialects | Includes several regional dialects like Mysore Kannada, Dharwad Kannada, Havyaka, and Kundagannada, each with distinct vocabulary and pronunciation variations | Includes Majhi, Doabi, Malwai, Pothohari, and others. Standard Shahmukhi is based on the Majhi dialect spoken around Lahore. |
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 | ا, ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ڈ, ذ, ر, ڑ, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, م, ن, ں, و, ہ, ء, ی, ے |
Family
Kannada
Dravidian
Punjabi Shahmukhi
Indo-European, Indo-Aryan
Speakers
Kannada
Approximately 44 million
Punjabi Shahmukhi
Approximately 130 million (includes speakers of both Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi scripts)
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
Punjabi Shahmukhi
Written in a modified Perso-Arabic script; primarily used by Punjabi speakers in Pakistan and some parts of India. Unlike Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi is written from right to left.
Countries
Kannada
India (primarily in Karnataka), with Kannada-speaking communities in the UAE, the United States, and other diaspora locations
Punjabi Shahmukhi
Pakistan (primary script for Punjabi), India (minority use), and Punjabi-speaking diaspora communities
Writing System
Kannada
Kannada script
Punjabi Shahmukhi
Shahmukhi script (Perso-Arabic script with additional characters)
Tonal
Kannada
No
Punjabi Shahmukhi
Yes, tonal distinctions are important for meaning
Grammatical Cases
Kannada
Yes, Kannada has eight cases, including nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, and instrumental
Punjabi Shahmukhi
No, relies on word order and postpositions
Derived From
Kannada
Old Kannada, with historical roots in Proto-Dravidian
Punjabi Shahmukhi
Perso-Arabic script, adapted for Punjabi phonology
Loanwords
Kannada
From Sanskrit, Tamil, Marathi, and English
Punjabi Shahmukhi
From Arabic, Persian, and English
Dialects
Kannada
Includes several regional dialects like Mysore Kannada, Dharwad Kannada, Havyaka, and Kundagannada, each with distinct vocabulary and pronunciation variations
Punjabi Shahmukhi
Includes Majhi, Doabi, Malwai, Pothohari, and others. Standard Shahmukhi is based on the Majhi dialect spoken around Lahore.
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
Punjabi Shahmukhi
ا, ب, پ, ت, ٹ, ث, ج, چ, ح, خ, د, ڈ, ذ, ر, ڑ, ز, ژ, س, ش, ص, ض, ط, ظ, ع, غ, ف, ق, ک, گ, ل, م, ن, ں, و, ہ, ء, ی, ے
Language Facts:
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