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Kannada and Konkani Speaking countries


Konkani and Kannada Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India, Karnataka, India   
India   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
Karnataka, India   
India   

Second Language
Goa   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   
Govenment of Goa   

Interesting Facts
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Telugu   
Marathi   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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Kannada and Konkani as Minority Language

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

  • Kannada as minority language: Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana.
  • Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Kannada and Konkani Regulators

Kannada and Konkani speaking countries provide you Kannada and Konkani regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Various academies and the Government of Karnataka regulates Kannada language.Konkani is regulated by Govenment of Goa. Also get to learn, Kannada and Konkani Language History.

Kannada and Konkani Continents

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

Kannada Interesting Facts:

Konkani Interesting Facts:

The Kannada language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Telugu whereas Kannada language is similar to Marathi and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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