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Overview:
There are 11 differences and 6 similarities between Kannada, Telugu
Language Family and Writing System |
Writing System |
Kannada |
Telugu |
Script(s) Used |
(kanna A) |
(telugu) |
Family |
Dravidian |
Dravidian |
Subgroup |
Southern |
South-central |
3 Letter Code |
Kan |
Tel |
|
Number of Speakers |
Number of Native speakers (millions) |
33.7 million |
66.4 million |
Native Speakers as % of World |
0.7 % |
1.4 % |
Total Number of Speakers (millions) |
60 million |
74 million |
Total Speakers as % of World |
0.8 % |
1 % |
Language Systems |
Noun declensions |
None |
Six Cases |
Sequence |
Sov |
Sov |
Tonal |
No |
No |
Agglutinative language |
Yes |
Yes |
Geographic Distribution |
Official language in |
India |
India |
Official Language of United Nations |
No |
No |
Countries Spoken In |
India, United States, Australia, Singapore, United Kingdom, Mauritius, United Arab Emirates |
India, Singapore |
No. of Countries Spoken In |
7 |
2 |