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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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