Gujarati and Konkani Speaking countries
Countries
India
  
India
  
National Language
India
  
India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
NA
  
Govenment of Goa
  
Interesting Facts
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
  
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
Similar To
Bengali Language
  
Marathi
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Gujarati and Konkani as Minority Language
In Gujarati and Konkani speaking countries you will get the countries which have Gujarati and Konkani as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Gujarati as minority language: Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia.
- Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Gujarati and Konkani dialects, then you can go to Gujarati vs Konkani Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Gujarati and Konkani Regulators
Gujarati and Konkani speaking countries provide you Gujarati and Konkani regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. NA regulates Gujarati language.Konkani is regulated by Govenment of Goa. Also get to learn, Gujarati and Konkani Language History.
Gujarati and Konkani Continents
Thinking about Gujarati and Konkani continents in which Gujarati and Konkani speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Gujarati and Konkani. Most of the Gujarati speaking countries lie in Asia. 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 Gujarati and Konkani languages:
Gujarati Interesting Facts:
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
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 Gujarati language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Bengali Language whereas Gujarati language is similar to Marathi and derived from Sanskrit Language.