Kannada to Malayalam Translation
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All 198 language pairsAbout Kannada and Malayalam
Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) is a Dravidian language, from the language family of South India, spoken in Karnataka, where it is the official language. It is written in the Kannada script: its letters are round and close relatives of Telugu letters, as both come from the same older script. About 4.4 crore (44 million) people in India speak it as their first language (Census 2011).
Malayalam (മലയാളം) is a Dravidian language, from the language family of South India, spoken in Kerala and Lakshadweep. It is written in the Malayalam script: its letters are round, and special letters (chillu) write a consonant with no vowel at the end of a syllable. About 3.5 crore (35 million) people in India speak it as their first language (Census 2011).
How Kannada and Malayalam compare
- Kannada is written in the Kannada script and Malayalam in the Malayalam script, so the translation changes the script as well as the words.
- Both are Dravidian languages, so they share many related words and similar grammar.
- Both usually put words in the order subject–object–verb, with the verb at the end, which keeps sentences close in shape.
| Kannada | Malayalam | |
|---|---|---|
| Script | Kannada script | Malayalam script |
| Letters | ಅ ಆ ಇ ಈ ಉ ಕ ಖ ಗ | അ ആ ഇ ഈ ഉ ക ഖ ഗ |
| Hello | ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ | നമസ്കാരം |
| Thank you | ಧನ್ಯವಾದ | നന്ദി |
| Written | Left to right | Left to right |
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