Finnish and Konkani Speaking countries
Countries
European Union, Finland
  
India
  
National Language
Estonia, Finland, Norway, Russia, Sweden
  
India
  
Second Language
Estonia
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Institute for the Languages of Finland
  
Govenment of Goa
  
Interesting Facts
- Finnish language has adopted many words from Iranian, Turkic, Baltic, Germanic and Slavic languages.
- In Finnish language, there are no articles or grammatical gender.
  
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
Similar To
Estonian and Livonian Languages
  
Marathi
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Finnish and Konkani as Minority Language
In Finnish and Konkani speaking countries you will get the countries which have Finnish and Konkani as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Finnish as minority language: Republic of Karelia, Russian Federation, Sweden.
- Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Finnish and Konkani dialects, then you can go to Finnish vs Konkani Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Finnish and Konkani Regulators
Finnish and Konkani speaking countries provide you Finnish and Konkani regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Institute for the Languages of Finland regulates Finnish language.Konkani is regulated by Govenment of Goa. Also get to learn, Finnish and Konkani Language History.
Finnish and Konkani Continents
Thinking about Finnish and Konkani continents in which Finnish and Konkani speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Finnish and Konkani. Most of the Finnish speaking countries lie in Asia, Europe. 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 Finnish and Konkani languages:
Finnish Interesting Facts:
- Finnish language has adopted many words from Iranian, Turkic, Baltic, Germanic and Slavic languages.
- In Finnish language, there are no articles or grammatical gender.
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 Finnish language was derived from Not Available and is similar to Estonian and Livonian Languages whereas Finnish language is similar to Marathi and derived from Sanskrit Language.