Indonesian and Konkani Speaking countries

Indonesian and Konkani as Minority Language

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

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

Indonesian and Konkani Regulators

Indonesian and Konkani speaking countries provide you Indonesian and Konkani regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa regulates Indonesian language.Konkani is regulated by Govenment of Goa. Also get to learn, Indonesian and Konkani Language History.

Indonesian and Konkani Continents

Thinking about Indonesian and Konkani continents in which Indonesian and Konkani speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Indonesian and Konkani. Most of the Indonesian 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 Indonesian and Konkani languages:

Indonesian Interesting Facts:

• The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
• In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.

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 Indonesian language was derived from Malay and Dutch Languages and is similar to Malay language whereas Indonesian language is similar to Marathi and derived from Sanskrit Language.