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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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