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Giving reasons 2

Giving reasons 2

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ಕಾರಣ ನೀಡುವುದು ೨

kāraṇa nīḍuvudu 2.

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Why didn’t you come? ನ------ೆ ಬರ-ಿಲ್ಲ? ನೀ_ ಏ_ ಬ_____ ನ-ನ- ಏ-ೆ ಬ-ಲ-ಲ-ಲ- ----------------- ನೀನು ಏಕೆ ಬರಲಿಲ್ಲ? 0
Nīnu -ke--ara-i--a? N___ ē__ b_________ N-n- ē-e b-r-l-l-a- ------------------- Nīnu ēke baralilla?
I was ill. ನನ-ೆ ಹ-ಷ-ರು-ಇ-ಲಿಲ--. ನ__ ಹು__ ಇ_____ ನ-ಗ- ಹ-ಷ-ರ- ಇ-ಲ-ಲ-ಲ- -------------------- ನನಗೆ ಹುಷಾರು ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ. 0
Nan-ge h-ṣā-u ---lil--. N_____ h_____ i________ N-n-g- h-ṣ-r- i-a-i-l-. ----------------------- Nanage huṣāru iralilla.
I didn’t come because I was ill. ನನಗ- -ುಷಾ-ು-ಇ--ಿ------ದುದರ--ದ-ನ------ಲಿಲ--. ನ__ ಹು__ ಇ_____ ಆ____ ನಾ_ ಬ_____ ನ-ಗ- ಹ-ಷ-ರ- ಇ-ಲ-ಲ-ಲ- ಆ-ು-ರ-ಂ- ನ-ನ- ಬ-ಲ-ಲ-ಲ- ------------------------------------------- ನನಗೆ ಹುಷಾರು ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಆದುದರಿಂದ ನಾನು ಬರಲಿಲ್ಲ. 0
Nan-g-----ā-u--r--illa---d--a-in-----n- b-r-----a. N_____ h_____ i________ ā_________ n___ b_________ N-n-g- h-ṣ-r- i-a-i-l-, ā-u-a-i-d- n-n- b-r-l-l-a- -------------------------------------------------- Nanage huṣāru iralilla, ādudarinda nānu baralilla.
Why didn’t she come? ಅವ---ಏ-- ಬಂದ-ಲ--? ಅ__ ಏ_ ಬಂ____ ಅ-ಳ- ಏ-ೆ ಬ-ದ-ಲ-ಲ- ----------------- ಅವಳು ಏಕೆ ಬಂದಿಲ್ಲ? 0
A-aḷ--ē-e b-nd-lla? A____ ē__ b________ A-a-u ē-e b-n-i-l-? ------------------- Avaḷu ēke bandilla?
She was tired. ಅವಳು---ಿದ-ದ-ದ---. ಅ__ ದ______ ಅ-ಳ- ದ-ಿ-ಿ-್-ಾ-ೆ- ----------------- ಅವಳು ದಣಿದಿದ್ದಾಳೆ. 0
Ava-u--aṇ--i-d-ḷe. A____ d___________ A-a-u d-ṇ-d-d-ā-e- ------------------ Avaḷu daṇididdāḷe.
She didn’t come because she was tired. ಅ--ು-ದಣಿ-ಿದ--ಾ------ು-ರ------ದಿಲ-ಲ. ಅ__ ದ______ ಆ____ ಬಂ____ ಅ-ಳ- ದ-ಿ-ಿ-್-ಾ-ೆ- ಆ-ು-ರ-ಂ- ಬ-ದ-ಲ-ಲ- ----------------------------------- ಅವಳು ದಣಿದಿದ್ದಾಳೆ, ಆದುದರಿಂದ ಬಂದಿಲ್ಲ. 0
Avaḷu-da--did-ā-e,--du-ar---a -an-i---. A____ d___________ ā_________ b________ A-a-u d-ṇ-d-d-ā-e- ā-u-a-i-d- b-n-i-l-. --------------------------------------- Avaḷu daṇididdāḷe, ādudarinda bandilla.
Why didn’t he come? ಅ-ನ----- ಬಂ---್ಲ? ಅ__ ಏ_ ಬಂ____ ಅ-ನ- ಏ-ೆ ಬ-ದ-ಲ-ಲ- ----------------- ಅವನು ಏಕೆ ಬಂದಿಲ್ಲ? 0
Av-n--ē---b--dil--? A____ ē__ b________ A-a-u ē-e b-n-i-l-? ------------------- Avanu ēke bandilla?
He wasn’t interested. ಅವ-ಿಗೆ-ಇ---ವ--ಲ-ಲ--. ಅ___ ಇ________ ಅ-ನ-ಗ- ಇ-್-ವ-ರ-ಿ-್-. -------------------- ಅವನಿಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟವಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. 0
Av---g- -ṣ--vi-al-l-a. A______ i_____________ A-a-i-e i-ṭ-v-r-l-l-a- ---------------------- Avanige iṣṭaviralilla.
He didn’t come because he wasn’t interested. ಅ-ನಿಗ- ಇ-------ಿಲ್-,--ದ---ಿಂದ ಬಂ-ಿಲ್ಲ. ಅ___ ಇ________ ಆ____ ಬಂ____ ಅ-ನ-ಗ- ಇ-್-ವ-ರ-ಿ-್-, ಆ-ು-ರ-ಂ- ಬ-ದ-ಲ-ಲ- -------------------------------------- ಅವನಿಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟವಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಆದುದರಿಂದ ಬಂದಿಲ್ಲ. 0
A-an--- -----i--l--la,-ā---a-ind---an-illa. A______ i_____________ ā_________ b________ A-a-i-e i-ṭ-v-r-l-l-a- ā-u-a-i-d- b-n-i-l-. ------------------------------------------- Avanige iṣṭaviralilla, ādudarinda bandilla.
Why didn’t you come? ನೀ---ಳ- --- -ರಲ-ಲ್-? ನೀ___ ಏ_ ಬ_____ ನ-ವ-ಗ-ು ಏ-ೆ ಬ-ಲ-ಲ-ಲ- -------------------- ನೀವುಗಳು ಏಕೆ ಬರಲಿಲ್ಲ? 0
N-v-gaḷ----e --ra----a? N_______ ē__ b_________ N-v-g-ḷ- ē-e b-r-l-l-a- ----------------------- Nīvugaḷu ēke baralilla?
Our car is damaged. ನ--ಮ ಕಾರ--ಕೆ-್----. ನ__ ಕಾ_ ಕೆ____ ನ-್- ಕ-ರ- ಕ-ಟ-ಟ-ದ-. ------------------- ನಮ್ಮ ಕಾರ್ ಕೆಟ್ಟಿದೆ. 0
N----a--ār--eṭ---e. N_____ k__ k_______ N-m-m- k-r k-ṭ-i-e- ------------------- Nam'ma kār keṭṭide.
We didn’t come because our car is damaged. ನಮ್- ಕ-ರ--ಕ-ಟ್-ಿರ-ವು-ರಿಂ--ನ-ವ- ಬರಲಿಲ--. ನ__ ಕಾ_ ಕೆ_______ ನಾ_ ಬ_____ ನ-್- ಕ-ರ- ಕ-ಟ-ಟ-ರ-ವ-ದ-ಿ-ದ ನ-ವ- ಬ-ಲ-ಲ-ಲ- --------------------------------------- ನಮ್ಮ ಕಾರ್ ಕೆಟ್ಟಿರುವುದರಿಂದ ನಾವು ಬರಲಿಲ್ಲ. 0
Na--ma k-- -eṭ-iru-ud---nda -āv- b-----l--. N_____ k__ k_______________ n___ b_________ N-m-m- k-r k-ṭ-i-u-u-a-i-d- n-v- b-r-l-l-a- ------------------------------------------- Nam'ma kār keṭṭiruvudarinda nāvu baralilla.
Why didn’t the people come? ಅ-ರ-ಗಳ- ಏಕೆ -ಂ---್-? ಅ____ ಏ_ ಬಂ____ ಅ-ರ-ಗ-ು ಏ-ೆ ಬ-ದ-ಲ-ಲ- -------------------- ಅವರುಗಳು ಏಕೆ ಬಂದಿಲ್ಲ? 0
Ava--gaḷu ē-- ba-d-ll-? A________ ē__ b________ A-a-u-a-u ē-e b-n-i-l-? ----------------------- Avarugaḷu ēke bandilla?
They missed the train. ಅವ-ಿಗೆ-ರ-ಲು ತ---ಿ ಹೋಯಿತು. ಅ___ ರೈ_ ತ__ ಹೋ___ ಅ-ರ-ಗ- ರ-ಲ- ತ-್-ಿ ಹ-ಯ-ತ-. ------------------------- ಅವರಿಗೆ ರೈಲು ತಪ್ಪಿ ಹೋಯಿತು. 0
Av--i----ai-u -a--i-------. A______ r____ t____ h______ A-a-i-e r-i-u t-p-i h-y-t-. --------------------------- Avarige railu tappi hōyitu.
They didn’t come because they missed the train. ಅ--ಿ-- -ೈಲ--ತ-್---ಹೋಗ--್ದ-ಿಂ--ಅ--- ಬಂ--ಲ--. ಅ___ ರೈ_ ತ__ ಹೋ_____ ಅ__ ಬಂ____ ಅ-ರ-ಗ- ರ-ಲ- ತ-್-ಿ ಹ-ಗ-ದ-ದ-ಿ-ದ ಅ-ರ- ಬ-ದ-ಲ-ಲ- ------------------------------------------- ಅವರಿಗೆ ರೈಲು ತಪ್ಪಿ ಹೋಗಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅವರು ಬಂದಿಲ್ಲ. 0
Avari-- ra-lu ---pi-hōg-dd-rind---va---ba-dil--. A______ r____ t____ h___________ a____ b________ A-a-i-e r-i-u t-p-i h-g-d-a-i-d- a-a-u b-n-i-l-. ------------------------------------------------ Avarige railu tappi hōgiddarinda avaru bandilla.
Why didn’t you come? ನ--ು -ಕೆ ಬರಲಿಲ್-? ನೀ_ ಏ_ ಬ_____ ನ-ನ- ಏ-ೆ ಬ-ಲ-ಲ-ಲ- ----------------- ನೀನು ಏಕೆ ಬರಲಿಲ್ಲ? 0
N-----ke ---a-illa? N___ ē__ b_________ N-n- ē-e b-r-l-l-a- ------------------- Nīnu ēke baralilla?
I was not allowed to. ನನಗ- -ರಲು ಅನು--- -ರ---್-. ನ__ ಬ__ ಅ___ ಇ_____ ನ-ಗ- ಬ-ಲ- ಅ-ು-ತ- ಇ-ಲ-ಲ-ಲ- ------------------------- ನನಗೆ ಬರಲು ಅನುಮತಿ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ. 0
Nan--- bara-----umati --al-ll-. N_____ b_____ a______ i________ N-n-g- b-r-l- a-u-a-i i-a-i-l-. ------------------------------- Nanage baralu anumati iralilla.
I didn’t come because I was not allowed to. ನನಗ---ರ---ಅನುಮ----ರಲಿ--ಲ, ಆದ್-ರಿ-ದ -ರಲಿ--ಲ. ನ__ ಬ__ ಅ___ ಇ_____ ಆ____ ಬ_____ ನ-ಗ- ಬ-ಲ- ಅ-ು-ತ- ಇ-ಲ-ಲ-ಲ- ಆ-್-ರ-ಂ- ಬ-ಲ-ಲ-ಲ- ------------------------------------------- ನನಗೆ ಬರಲು ಅನುಮತಿ ಇರಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ಬರಲಿಲ್ಲ. 0
N-nage b-------n-mati---al---a- --d-----a b-r---l--. N_____ b_____ a______ i________ ā________ b_________ N-n-g- b-r-l- a-u-a-i i-a-i-l-, ā-d-r-n-a b-r-l-l-a- ---------------------------------------------------- Nanage baralu anumati iralilla, āddarinda baralilla.

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The indigenous languages of America

Many different languages are spoken in America. English is the main language in North America. Spanish and Portuguese dominate in South America. All of these languages came to America from Europe. Before colonization, other languages were spoken there. These languages are known as the indigenous languages of America. Until today, they haven't been explored substantially. The variety of these languages is enormous. It is estimated that there are about 60 language families in North America. In South America there could even be as many as 150. Additionally, there are many isolated languages. All of these languages are very different. They exhibit only a few common structures. Therefore, it is difficult to classify the languages. The reason for their differences lies in the history of America. America was colonized in several stages. The first people came to America more than 10,000 years ago. Each population brought its language to the continent. The indigenous languages are most similar to Asian languages. The situation regarding America's ancient languages isn't the same everywhere. Many Native American languages are still in use in South America. Languages like Guarani or Quechua have millions of active speakers. By contrast, many languages in North America are almost extinct. The culture of the Native Americans of North America was long oppressed. In the process, their languages were lost. But interest in them has increased in the last few decades. There are many programs that aim to nurture and protect the languages. So they could have a future after all…