Japanese and Konkani
National Language
Japan
India
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Govenment of Goa
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
Similar To
Korean Language
Marathi
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Japanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Namaskar
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Dev Borem Korum
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
kaso assa?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Rati Boren Zavonn
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Not Available
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Dis Borem Zavonn
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Chike
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Maf kor
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
Adeus
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
hav tujo mog korta.
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
upkar korxi
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Goa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hakata
Not present
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kansai
Not present
Where They Speak
kansai
Not Available
Alternative Names
Not Available
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
French Name
japonais
konkani
German Name
Japanisch
Konkani
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
kõkɳi
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Konkanis
Language Family
Japonic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
No early forms
Standard Forms
Japanese
Kokani
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ja
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
nucl1643
goan1235
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Not Available
All Japanese 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 Japanese and Konkani dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Konkani language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Konkani Dialects are spoken in different Konkani speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Konkani Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Konkani dialects include: Antruz Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Konkani Speaking population
Japanese and Konkani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Konkani languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Konkani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Konkani on Japanese vs Konkani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Konkani Language Codes
Japanese and Konkani language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Konkani Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
