Kannada Numbers

Kannada is a Southern-Dravidian Language also known as ‘Canarese’ or ‘Kanarese’.It is the most widely spoken language in the state of Karnataka and also to some extent in the other Southern states of India, like Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala. It also has its reach in parts of Maharashtra as well as Goa.

• Number 0 remains the same as in English
• Number 1 is like inverted ‘u’ in English
• Number 2 is similar to 2 in English 
• Number 3 looks like a curved 2
• Number 4 is almost similar to the alphabet ‘ಳ’ in Kannada excluding the top line
• Number 7 is again similar to 2 in English
• Numbers 6 and 9 are the inverted images of each other
• Number 8 is like the alphabet ‘ಲ’ in Kannada

Below is a table depicting the Base Numbers in Kannada : 

• These are a set of two-digit numbers which are formed by using the above mentioned single digit numbers. Ten is the first two digit number and Hundred being the first three digit number.

• The Kannada numbers 11 and 12 begin with the prefix ‘Han’

• The numbers 13 to 18 begin with prefix ‘Hadi’ and end with words of base numbers like ‘ondu- 1‘, ’eradu- 2’ and so on till ‘entu- 8’. Eg: Nineteen is called ‘Hattombattu’ , Twenty is called ‘Ippattu’

• The numbers from 21 to 29 begin with ‘Ippatu’ and end with ‘ondu- 1‘, ’eradu- 2’ and so on till ‘ombattu- 9’ . Eg: Thirty is called ‘Muvattu’

• The numbers from 31 to 39 begin with ‘Muvattu’ and end with ‘ondu- 1‘, ’eradu- 2’ and so on till ‘ombattu- 9’ . Eg: Forty is called ‘Nalavattu’

• The numbers from 41 to 49 begin with ‘Nalavattu’ and end with ‘ondu- 1‘, ’eradu- 2’ and so on till ‘ombattu- 9’ . Eg: Fifty is called ‘Aivattu’

• The numbers from 51 to 59 begin with ‘Aivattu’ and end with ‘ondu- 1‘, ’eradu- 2’ and so on till ‘ombattu- 9’. Eg: Sixty is called ‘Aravattu’

• The numbers from 61 to 69 begin with ‘Aravattu’ and end with ‘ondu- 1‘, ’eradu- 2’ and so on till ‘ombattu- 9’ . Eg: Seventy is called ‘Eppattu’
• The numbers from 71 to 79 begin with ‘Eppattu’ and end with ‘ondu- 1‘, ’eradu- 2’ and so on till ‘ombattu- 9’ . Eg: Eighty is called ‘Embattu’

• The numbers from 81 to 89 begin with ‘Embattu’ and end with ‘ondu- 1‘, ’eradu- 2’ and so on till ‘ombattu- 9’ . Eg: Ninety is called ‘Tombattu’

• The numbers from 91 to 99 begin with ‘Embattu’ and end with ‘ondu- 1‘, ’eradu- 2’ and so on till ‘ombattu- 9’ . Eg: Hundred is called ‘Nooru’

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