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Dutch and Konkani Speaking countries


Konkani and Dutch Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname   
India   

Second Language
South Africa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, North America, South America   
Asia   

Minority Language
France, Germany, Indonesia   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)   
Govenment of Goa   

Interesting Facts
  • Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
  • There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
German and English Languages   
Marathi   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

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Dutch and Konkani as Minority Language

In Dutch and Konkani speaking countries you will get the countries which have Dutch and Konkani as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

  • Dutch as minority language: France, Germany, Indonesia.
  • Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

If you want to compare Dutch and Konkani dialects, then you can go to Dutch vs Konkani Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Dutch and Konkani Regulators

Dutch and Konkani speaking countries provide you Dutch and Konkani regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union) regulates Dutch language.Konkani is regulated by Govenment of Goa. Also get to learn, Dutch and Konkani Language History.

Dutch and Konkani Continents

Thinking about Dutch and Konkani continents in which Dutch and Konkani speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Dutch and Konkani. Most of the Dutch speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe, North America, South America. 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 Dutch and Konkani languages:

Dutch Interesting Facts:

Konkani Interesting Facts:

The Dutch language was derived from Not Available and is similar to German and English Languages whereas Dutch language is similar to Marathi and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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