Kannada to Urdu Translation
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All 198 language pairsAbout Kannada and Urdu
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).
Urdu (اردو) is an Indo-Aryan language (Indo-European family), descended from the same roots as Sanskrit, spoken in many parts of India, where several states give it official status, and Pakistan, where it is the national language. It is written in the Perso-Arabic script: it is written right to left, letters join each other, and short vowels are usually not written. About 5.1 crore (51 million) people in India speak it as their first language (Census 2011).
How Kannada and Urdu compare
- Kannada is written in the Kannada script and Urdu in the Perso-Arabic script, so the translation changes the script as well as the words.
- Urdu is written from right to left, so the result runs in the opposite direction to Kannada.
- Kannada is Dravidian and Urdu is Indo-Aryan: the grammar and most everyday words differ.
- Both usually put words in the order subject–object–verb, with the verb at the end, which keeps sentences close in shape.
| Kannada | Urdu | |
|---|---|---|
| Script | Kannada script | Perso-Arabic script |
| Letters | ಅ ಆ ಇ ಈ ಉ ಕ ಖ ಗ | ا ب پ ت ٹ ث ج چ |
| Hello | ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ | آداب |
| Thank you | ಧನ್ಯವಾದ | شکریہ |
| Written | Left to right | Right to left |
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Do Kannada and Urdu use the same script?
No. Kannada uses the Kannada script and Urdu uses the Perso-Arabic script.
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