Konkani and Marathi Speaking countries

Konkani and Marathi as Minority Language

In Konkani and Marathi speaking countries you will get the countries which have Konkani and Marathi 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 Marathi dialects, then you can go to Konkani vs Marathi Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Konkani and Marathi Regulators

Konkani and Marathi speaking countries provide you Konkani and Marathi regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Marathi is regulated by Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad. Also get to learn, Konkani and Marathi Language History.

Konkani and Marathi Continents

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

Marathi Interesting Facts:

• Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
• Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

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