Konkani and Portuguese Speaking countries

Konkani vs Portuguese Countries

Comparing Konkani vs Portuguese countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Konkani and Portuguese languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Konkani is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Portuguese is official language is 10

Find if Konkani and Portuguese are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Konkani and Portuguese speaking countries will give you the presence of Konkani and Portuguese languages in different countries. Along with Konkani vs Portuguese countries, you can also compare Konkani vs Portuguese.

Konkani and Portuguese as Minority Language

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

Konkani and Portuguese Regulators

Konkani and Portuguese speaking countries provide you Konkani and Portuguese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Portuguese is regulated by Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras. Also get to learn, Konkani and Portuguese Language History.

Konkani and Portuguese Continents

Thinking about Konkani and Portuguese continents in which Konkani and Portuguese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Konkani and Portuguese. Most of the Konkani speaking countries lie in Asia. While Portuguese speaking countries lie in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America. 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 Portuguese 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.

Portuguese Interesting Facts:

• Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
• The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

The Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Spanish and Galician Languages and derived from Latin.