Konkani and Swahili Speaking countries

Konkani and Swahili as Minority Language

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

Konkani and Swahili Regulators

Konkani and Swahili speaking countries provide you Konkani and Swahili regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Swahili is regulated by Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya). Also get to learn, Konkani and Swahili Language History.

Konkani and Swahili Continents

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

Swahili Interesting Facts:

• Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
• The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.

The Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages and derived from Arabic Language.