Oriya and Konkani Speaking countries

Oriya and Konkani as Minority Language

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

Oriya and Konkani Regulators

Oriya and Konkani speaking countries provide you Oriya and Konkani regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Oriya is not regulated.Konkani is regulated by Govenment of Goa. Also get to learn, Oriya and Konkani Language History.

Oriya and Konkani Continents

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

Oriya Interesting Facts:

• The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
• Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.

Konkani Interesting Facts:

• Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
• Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

The Oriya language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Bengali and Assamese whereas Oriya language is similar to Marathi and derived from Sanskrit Language.