Marathi to Kannada Translation
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All 198 language pairsAbout Marathi and Kannada
Marathi (मराठी) is an Indo-Aryan language (Indo-European family), descended from the same roots as Sanskrit, spoken in Maharashtra, where it is the official language, and Goa. It is written in Devanagari: each consonant carries a built-in "a" sound, other vowels are added as signs (matras), and a line across the top (shirorekha) joins the letters of a word. About 8.3 crore (83 million) people in India speak it as their first language (Census 2011).
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).
How Marathi and Kannada compare
- Marathi is written in Devanagari and Kannada in the Kannada script, so the translation changes the script as well as the words.
- Marathi is Indo-Aryan and Kannada is Dravidian: the grammar and most everyday words differ, although both use words that come from Sanskrit.
- Both usually put words in the order subject–object–verb, with the verb at the end, which keeps sentences close in shape.
| Marathi | Kannada | |
|---|---|---|
| Script | Devanagari | Kannada script |
| Letters | अ आ इ ई उ क ख ळ | ಅ ಆ ಇ ಈ ಉ ಕ ಖ ಗ |
| Hello | नमस्कार | ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ |
| Thank you | धन्यवाद | ಧನ್ಯವಾದ |
| Written | Left to right | Left to right |
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Do Marathi and Kannada use the same script?
No. Marathi uses Devanagari and Kannada uses the Kannada script.
How do I type in Kannada?
Use a Kannada keyboard layout such as Nudi (KGP). Typing Buddy has free step-by-step lessons and typing tests for it, linked on this page.