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Konkani and Marathi


Marathi and Konkani


Countries

Countries
India   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
4   
11

National Language
India   
India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Israel, Mauritius   

Regulated By
Govenment of Goa   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Marathi   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
16   
13

How Many Consonants
36   
26
36   
26

Scripts
Devanagari   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
Namaskar   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
Dev Borem Korum   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
kaso assa?   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
Chike   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
Maf kor   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
Adeus   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
upkar korxi   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Antruz   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
Goa   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Not present   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Vidarbha   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Not present   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Khandesh   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million   
99+
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
konkani   
marathe   

German Name
Konkani   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
kõkɳi   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Konkanis   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
1209 A.D.   
10th century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Kokani   
Marathi   

Language Position
Not Available   
17   
15

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kok   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
kok   
mar   

ISO 639 3
kok   
mar   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
goan1235   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
No data available   
omr   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Konkani and Marathi Speaking population

Konkani and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Konkani vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Konkani and Marathi Language Codes

Konkani and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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