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Cebuano and Konkani


Konkani and Cebuano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
Philippines  
India  

Second Language
Philippines  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters  
Govenment of Goa  

Interesting Facts
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Hiligaynon Language  
Marathi  

Derived From
Island of Cebu  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
21  
3
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
16  
13

How Many Consonants
16  
6
36  
26

Scripts
Latin  
Devanagari  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
3 weeks  
1
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Hoy  
Namaskar  

Thank You
Salamat  
Dev Borem Korum  

How Are You?
Kumusta man ka?  
kaso assa?  

Good Night
Maayong Gabii  
Rati Boren Zavonn  

Good Evening
Maayong Gabii  
Sanj Borem Zavonn  

Good Afternoon
Maayong Hapon  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Maayong Buntag  
Dis Borem Zavonn  

Please
Palihug  
Chike  

Sorry
Ikasubo ko  
Maf kor  

Bye
Babay  
Adeus  

I Love You
Gihigugma ko ikaw  
hav tujo mog korta.  

Excuse Me
Ekskyus mi  
upkar korxi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Boholano  
Antruz  

Where They Speak
Bohol  
Goa  

Dialect 2
Southern Kana  
Not present  

Where They Speak
southern Leyte  
Not Available  

Dialect 3
North Kana  
Not present  

Where They Speak
northern part of Leyte  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
Not Available  
7.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.32 %  
38
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
7.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
14.50 million  
19
Not Available  

Native Name
Visayan  
Kōṅkaṇī  

Alternative Names
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan  
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese  

French Name
cebuano  
konkani  

German Name
Cebuano  
Konkani  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
kõkɳi  

Ethnicity
Cebuano people  
Konkanis  

History

Origin
16th century  
1209 A.D.  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Cebuano  
Kokani  

Language Position
62  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ceb  
kok  

ISO 639 2/B
ceb  
kok  

ISO 639 3
ceb  
kok  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
cebu1242  
goan1235  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Cebuano and Konkani Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Cebuano and Konkani dialects. Various dialects of Cebuano and Konkani language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Cebuano are spoken in different Cebuano Speaking Countries whereas Konkani Dialects are spoken in different Konkani speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Cebuano vs Konkani Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Cebuano dialects include: Boholano, Southern Kana. Konkani dialects include: Antruz Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Cebuano and Konkani Speaking population

Cebuano and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Cebuano and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Cebuano and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Cebuano and Konkani on Cebuano vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Cebuano and Konkani Language Codes

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