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Konkani and French


French and Konkani


Countries

Countries
India   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
32   
3

National Language
India   
France   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Govenment of Goa   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Marathi   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
6   
3

How Many Consonants
36   
26
20   
10

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Namaskar   
bonjour   

Thank You
Dev Borem Korum   
Merci   

How Are You?
kaso assa?   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn   
Bonjour   

Please
Chike   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
Maf kor   
désolé   

Bye
Adeus   
au revoir   

I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
upkar korxi   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Antruz   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Goa   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Not present   
African French   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million   
99+
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī   
français   

Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   
Français   

French Name
konkani   
français   

German Name
Konkani   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
kõkɳi   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Konkanis   
Not Available   

History

Origin
1209 A.D.   
9th Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Kokani   
Standard French   

Language Position
Not Available   
13   
12

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kok   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
kok   
fre   

ISO 639 3
kok   
fra   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
fras   

Glottocode
goan1235   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-i   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Konkani and French Speaking population

Konkani and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and French languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Konkani vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Konkani and French Language Codes

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