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Konkani and Cebuano


Cebuano and Konkani


Countries

Countries
India   
Philippines   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

National Language
India   
Philippines   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Philippines   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Govenment of Goa   
Visayan Academy of Arts and Letters   

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • About one-fifth of the population of the philippines speak cebuano and are second largest ethnolinguistic group in the country.
  • Cebuano contains many words of Spanish origin.
  

Similar To
Marathi   
Hiligaynon Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Island of Cebu   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Cebuano-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
5   
2

How Many Consonants
36   
26
16   
6

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
3 weeks   
1

Greetings

Hello
Namaskar   
Hoy   

Thank You
Dev Borem Korum   
Salamat   

How Are You?
kaso assa?   
Kumusta man ka?   

Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn   
Maayong Gabii   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
Maayong Hapon   

Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn   
Maayong Buntag   

Please
Chike   
Palihug   

Sorry
Maf kor   
Ikasubo ko   

Bye
Adeus   
Babay   

I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.   
Gihigugma ko ikaw   

Excuse Me
upkar korxi   
Ekskyus mi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Antruz   
Boholano   

Where They Speak
Goa   
Bohol   

Dialect 2
Not present   
Southern Kana   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
southern Leyte   

Dialect 3
Not present   
North Kana   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
northern part of Leyte   

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
4   
4

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million   
99+
Not Available   

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
0.32 %   
38

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
14.50 million   
19

Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī   
Visayan   

Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   
Binisaya, Bisayan, Sebuano, Sugbuanon, Sugbuhanon, Visayan   

French Name
konkani   
cebuano   

German Name
Konkani   
Cebuano   

Pronunciation
kõkɳi   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Konkanis   
Cebuano people   

History

Origin
1209 A.D.   
16th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kokani   
Standard Cebuano   

Language Position
Not Available   
62   
99+

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
No data Available   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kok   
ceb   

ISO 639 2/B
kok   
ceb   

ISO 639 3
kok   
ceb   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
goan1235   
cebu1242   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Verb-Subject-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Konkani and Cebuano 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 Konkani and Cebuano dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Cebuano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Cebuano Dialects are spoken in different Cebuano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Cebuano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Cebuano dialects include: Boholano , Southern Kana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Konkani and Cebuano Speaking population

Konkani and Cebuano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Cebuano languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Cebuano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Cebuano language is 0.32 %. 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 Konkani and Cebuano on Konkani vs Cebuano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Konkani and Cebuano Language Codes

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