Kannada to Tamil Translation
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All 198 language pairsAbout Kannada and Tamil
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).
Tamil (தமிழ்) is a Dravidian language, from the language family of South India, spoken in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, and also Sri Lanka and Singapore, where it is an official language. It is written in the Tamil script: it has 12 vowels and 18 consonants, and a dot above a consonant (pulli) shows that it has no vowel. About 6.9 crore (69 million) people in India speak it as their first language (Census 2011).
How Kannada and Tamil compare
- Kannada is written in the Kannada script and Tamil in the Tamil 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 | Tamil | |
|---|---|---|
| Script | Kannada script | Tamil script |
| Letters | ಅ ಆ ಇ ಈ ಉ ಕ ಖ ಗ | அ ஆ இ ஈ உ க ங ச |
| Hello | ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ | வணக்கம் |
| Thank you | ಧನ್ಯವಾದ | நன்றி |
| Written | Left to right | Left to right |
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