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Language Comparison: Malayalam vs Kannada
Explore the linguistic characteristics and features of both languages
| Aspect | Malayalam | Kannada |
|---|---|---|
Family | Dravidian | Dravidian |
Speakers | Approximately 35 million | Approximately 44 million |
Features | 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 | 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 |
Countries | India (primarily in Kerala), with speakers in the UAE, Qatar, Oman, and among diaspora communities | India (primarily in Karnataka), with Kannada-speaking communities in the UAE, the United States, and other diaspora locations |
Writing System | Malayalam script | Kannada script |
Tonal | No | No |
Grammatical Cases | Yes, with multiple cases including nominative, accusative, dative, and instrumental | Yes, Kannada has eight cases, including nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, and instrumental |
Derived From | Old Tamil, with influences from Sanskrit and Prakrit | Old Kannada, with historical roots in Proto-Dravidian |
Loanwords | From Sanskrit, Tamil, English, and Arabic | From Sanskrit, Tamil, Marathi, and English |
Dialects | Includes several dialects such as Malabar Malayalam, Travancore Malayalam, and Central Kerala dialects, with variations in vocabulary and pronunciation | Includes several regional dialects like Mysore Kannada, Dharwad Kannada, Havyaka, and Kundagannada, each with distinct vocabulary and pronunciation variations |
Alphabets | 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 | 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 |
Family
Malayalam
Dravidian
Kannada
Dravidian
Speakers
Malayalam
Approximately 35 million
Kannada
Approximately 44 million
Features
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
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
Countries
Malayalam
India (primarily in Kerala), with speakers in the UAE, Qatar, Oman, and among diaspora communities
Kannada
India (primarily in Karnataka), with Kannada-speaking communities in the UAE, the United States, and other diaspora locations
Writing System
Malayalam
Malayalam script
Kannada
Kannada script
Tonal
Malayalam
No
Kannada
No
Grammatical Cases
Malayalam
Yes, with multiple cases including nominative, accusative, dative, and instrumental
Kannada
Yes, Kannada has eight cases, including nominative, accusative, dative, genitive, and instrumental
Derived From
Malayalam
Old Tamil, with influences from Sanskrit and Prakrit
Kannada
Old Kannada, with historical roots in Proto-Dravidian
Loanwords
Malayalam
From Sanskrit, Tamil, English, and Arabic
Kannada
From Sanskrit, Tamil, Marathi, and English
Dialects
Malayalam
Includes several dialects such as Malabar Malayalam, Travancore Malayalam, and Central Kerala dialects, with variations in vocabulary and pronunciation
Kannada
Includes several regional dialects like Mysore Kannada, Dharwad Kannada, Havyaka, and Kundagannada, each with distinct vocabulary and pronunciation variations
Alphabets
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
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
Language Facts:
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