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Konkani and Malayalam Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
13
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
India
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
1.7 Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
1.9 Similar To
Marathi
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language

Konkani vs Malayalam Countries

Comparing Konkani vs Malayalam countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Konkani and Malayalam languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Konkani is official language is 1 whereas total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3

Find if Konkani and Malayalam are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Konkani and Malayalam speaking countries will give you the presence of Konkani and Malayalam languages in different countries. Along with Konkani vs Malayalam countries, you can also compare Konkani vs Malayalam.

Konkani and Malayalam as Minority Language

In Konkani and Malayalam speaking countries you will get the countries which have Konkani and Malayalam 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.
  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

If you want to compare Konkani and Malayalam dialects, then you can go to Konkani vs Malayalam Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Konkani and Malayalam Regulators

Konkani and Malayalam speaking countries provide you Konkani and Malayalam regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Malayalam is regulated by Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala. Also get to learn, Konkani and Malayalam Language History.

Konkani and Malayalam Continents

Thinking about Konkani and Malayalam continents in which Konkani and Malayalam speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Konkani and Malayalam. Most of the Konkani speaking countries lie in Asia. While Malayalam 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 Malayalam 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.

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

The Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages and derived from Sanskrit Language.