Konkani and Japanese
National Language
India
Japan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Palau
Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Marathi
Korean Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
Namaskar
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
kaso assa?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
Chike
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
Maf kor
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
Adeus
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Goa
Kagawa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not present
Hakata
Where They Speak
Not Available
Fukuoka
Dialect 3
Not present
Kansai
Where They Speak
Not Available
kansai
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Not Available
French Name
konkani
japonais
German Name
Konkani
Japanisch
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Konkanis
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Kokani
Japanese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ja
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
goan1235
nucl1643
Linguasphere
No data available
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Konkani and Japanese 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 Japanese dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Japanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Japanese Dialects are spoken in different Japanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Japanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Japanese dialects include: Sanuki , Hakata. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Konkani and Japanese Speaking population
Konkani and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Konkani vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Konkani and Japanese Language Codes
Konkani and Japanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Japanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
