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Konkani and Kannada Speaking countries


Kannada and Konkani Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India  
India, Karnataka, India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
India  
Karnataka, India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Goa  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana  

Regulated By
Govenment of Goa  
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka  

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Marathi  
Telugu  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

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Konkani and Kannada as Minority Language

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

  • Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.

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

Konkani and Kannada Regulators

Konkani and Kannada speaking countries provide you Konkani and Kannada regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Kannada is regulated by Various academies and the Government of Karnataka. Also get to learn, Konkani and Kannada Language History.

Konkani and Kannada Continents

Thinking about Konkani and Kannada continents in which Konkani and Kannada speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Konkani and Kannada. Most of the Konkani speaking countries lie in Asia. While Kannada 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 Kannada languages:

Konkani Interesting Facts:

Kannada Interesting Facts:

The Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Telugu and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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