Konkani and Chinese Speaking countries
Countries
India
  
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
  
National Language
India
  
China, Taiwan
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Republic of Brazil
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Indonesia, Malaysia
  
Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
  
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
  
Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
  
Similar To
Marathi
  
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Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
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Konkani and Chinese as Minority Language
In Konkani and Chinese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Konkani and Chinese 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.
- Chinese as minority language: Indonesia, Malaysia.
If you want to compare Konkani and Chinese dialects, then you can go to Konkani vs Chinese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Konkani and Chinese Regulators
Konkani and Chinese speaking countries provide you Konkani and Chinese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Chinese is regulated by Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council. Also get to learn, Konkani and Chinese Language History.
Konkani and Chinese Continents
Thinking about Konkani and Chinese continents in which Konkani and Chinese speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Konkani and Chinese. Most of the Konkani speaking countries lie in Asia. While Chinese 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 Chinese languages:
Konkani Interesting Facts:
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
Chinese Interesting Facts:
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
The Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Not Available and derived from Not Available.