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Konkani and Malayalam Speaking countries


Malayalam and Konkani Speaking Countries


Countries

Countries
India   
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
India   
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   

Regulated By
Govenment of Goa   
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   

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.
  

Similar To
Marathi   
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

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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:

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

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.

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