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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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