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Konkani and French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
32   
3
1   
14

National Language
France   
India   

Second Language
Africa, Canada   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   
Asia   

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   
Govenment of Goa   

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Italian Language   
Marathi   

Derived From
Latin   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
16   
13

How Many Consonants
20   
10
36   
26

Scripts
Latin   
Devanagari   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
bonjour   
Namaskar   

Thank You
Merci   
Dev Borem Korum   

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?   
kaso assa?   

Good Night
bonne Nuit   
Rati Boren Zavonn   

Good Evening
bonsoir   
Sanj Borem Zavonn   

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi   
Not Available   

Good Morning
Bonjour   
Dis Borem Zavonn   

Please
S'il vous plaît   
Chike   

Sorry
désolé   
Maf kor   

Bye
au revoir   
Adeus   

I Love You
Je t'aime   
hav tujo mog korta.   

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi   
upkar korxi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French   
Antruz   

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   
Goa   

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00   
15
Not Available   

Dialect 2
African French   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Africa   
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Swiss French   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland   
Not Available   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
16
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
25   
21
1   
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
7.40 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.12 %   
17
0.11 %   
99+

Native Speakers
76.00 million   
13
7.40 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million   
11
Not Available   

Native Name
français   
Kōṅkaṇī   

Alternative Names
Français   
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   

French Name
français   
konkani   

German Name
Französisch   
Konkani   

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   
kõkɳi   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Konkanis   

History

Origin
9th Century   
1209 A.D.   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Standard French   
Kokani   

Language Position
13   
12
Not Available   

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual, Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
fr   
No data available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra   
kok   

ISO 639 2/B
fre   
kok   

ISO 639 3
fra   
kok   

ISO 639 6
fras   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1290   
goan1235   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All French 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 French and Konkani dialects. Various dialects of French and Konkani language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of French are spoken in different French Speaking Countries whereas Konkani Dialects are spoken in different Konkani speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking French vs Konkani Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the French dialects include: Quebec French, African French. Konkani dialects include: Antruz Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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French and Konkani Speaking population

French and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of French and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Konkani on French vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Konkani Language Codes

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