Countries
India
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
110
0
46
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National Language
India
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- 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.
Similar To
Marathi
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Latin
How Many People Speak?
7.40 million231.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %3.27 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
7.40 million216.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million15.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
Português
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Português
French Name
konkani
portugais
German Name
Konkani
Portugiesisch
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
Ethnicity
Konkanis
Portuguese people or portugueses