Konkani and Indonesian Speaking countries

Konkani and Indonesian as Minority Language

In Konkani and Indonesian speaking countries you will get the countries which have Konkani and Indonesian as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

If you want to compare Konkani and Indonesian dialects, then you can go to Konkani vs Indonesian Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Konkani and Indonesian Regulators

Konkani and Indonesian speaking countries provide you Konkani and Indonesian regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Indonesian is regulated by Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa. Also get to learn, Konkani and Indonesian Language History.

Konkani and Indonesian Continents

Thinking about Konkani and Indonesian continents in which Konkani and Indonesian speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Konkani and Indonesian. Most of the Konkani speaking countries lie in Asia. While Indonesian speaking countries lie in Asia. Continentwise, most of the languages belong to Asian Languages and African Languages. It's always fun to know about interesting facts of any language, so lets discuss about unknown facts of Konkani and Indonesian languages:

Konkani Interesting Facts:

• Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
• Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

• The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
• In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

The Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Malay language and derived from Malay and Dutch Languages.