Konkani and Malagasy
Countries
India
Madagascar
National Language
India
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
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Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Marathi
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
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Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
Misaotra
How Are You?
kaso assa?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
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Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
Maraina tsara
Sorry
Maf kor
Miala tsiny
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
Azafady
Dialect 1
Antruz
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Goa
Merina
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not present
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Not Available
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Not Available
Where They Speak
Not Available
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How Many People Speak?
Not Available
Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
konkani
malgache
German Name
Konkani
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
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Ethnicity
Konkanis
Malagasy people
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Austronesian
Branch
Not Available
Indonesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kokani
standard Malagasy
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
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ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
goan1235
mala1537
Linguasphere
No data available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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All Konkani and Malagasy Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Konkani and Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Konkani and Malagasy Speaking population
Konkani and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Konkani and Malagasy on Konkani vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Konkani and Malagasy Language Codes
Konkani and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.