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Gujarati and Konkani Speaking countries


Konkani and Gujarati Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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   

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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:

Konkani Interesting Facts:

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.

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