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Detailed comparison of Kannada and Tamil World Languages. Side by side look at similarities and differences for things like writing system, script(s) used, total number of speakers, noun declensions, no. of countries spoken in and more. Combined they acco

There are 9 differences and 8 similarities between Kannada, Tamil

Language Family and Writing System
Writing System		Kannada	vs	Tamil
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Script(s) Used		(kanna A)	vs	(tamil )
	[X] Add Comment about “Script(s) Used” Mar 9, 2012 allison wrote about Script(s) Used: The Kannada script is beautiful and Tamil, as well.
Family		Dravidian	vs	Dravidian
	[X] Add Comment about “Family” Mar 9, 2012 craig wrote about Family: Kannada and Tamil are from same family of language which is the Dravidian. The Dravidian is mainly spoken in India.
Subgroup		Southern	vs	Southern
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3 Letter Code		Kan	vs	Tam
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Number of Speakers
Number of Native speakers (millions)		33.7 million	vs	63.1 million
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Native Speakers as % of World		0.7 %	vs	1.4 %
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Total Number of Speakers (millions)		60 million	vs	68 million
	[X] Add Comment about “Total Number of Speakers (millions)” Mar 9, 2012 diane wrote about Total Number of Speakers: Kannada language is simple to speak and understand. Mar 9, 2012 frank wrote about Total Number of Speakers: Tamil has 68 millions total number of speakers than the Kannada. It maybe just because it easy to learn and easy to speak, as well.
Total Speakers as % of World		0.8 %	vs	0.9 %
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Language Systems
Noun declensions		None	vs	Many Cases
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Sequence		Sov	vs	Sov
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Tonal		No	vs	No
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Agglutinative language		Yes	vs	Yes
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Geographic Distribution
Official language in		India Singapore Sri Lanka	vs	India Singapore Sri Lanka
	[X] Add Comment about “Official language in” Mar 27, 2012 jordan wrote about Official language in: Kannada and Tamil are both official language of India.
Official Language of United Nations		No	vs	No
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Countries Spoken In		India, United States, Australia, Singapore, United Kingdom, Mauritius, United Arab Emirates	vs	Sri Lanka, Singapore, India, Malaysia, Mauritius, South Africa
	[X] Add Comment about “Countries Spoken In” Mar 9, 2012 hazel wrote about Countries Spoken In: Kannada and Tamil are spoken in Mauritius. The two languages are the official and most influential languages in Mauritius.
No. of Countries Spoken In		7	vs	6
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