Konkani and Oriya Speaking countries

Konkani and Oriya as Minority Language

In Konkani and Oriya speaking countries you will get the countries which have Konkani and Oriya as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.

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

Konkani and Oriya Regulators

Konkani and Oriya speaking countries provide you Konkani and Oriya regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Oriya is not regulated. Also get to learn, Konkani and Oriya Language History.

Konkani and Oriya Continents

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

Oriya Interesting Facts:

• The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
• Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.

The Konkani language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Marathi whereas Konkani language is similar to Bengali and Assamese and derived from Sanskrit Language.