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Konkani and Bengali Speaking countries


Bengali and Konkani Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
India   
Bangladesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
India   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Govenment of Goa   
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi   

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
  • 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
  

Similar To
Marathi   
Assamese and Oriya   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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Konkani and Bengali as Minority Language

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

  • Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
  • Bengali as minority language: Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America.

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

Konkani and Bengali Regulators

Konkani and Bengali speaking countries provide you Konkani and Bengali regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Bengali is regulated by Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi. Also get to learn, Konkani and Bengali Language History.

Konkani and Bengali Continents

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

Konkani Interesting Facts:

Bengali Interesting Facts:

The Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Assamese and Oriya and derived from Sanskrit Language.

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