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Konkani and Portuguese


Portuguese and Konkani


Countries

Countries
India   
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
10   
6

National Language
India   
Portugal   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United States of America   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America   

Regulated By
Govenment of Goa   
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras   

Interesting Facts
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  

Similar To
Marathi   
Spanish and Galician Languages   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Latin   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
52   
31
23   
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
9   
6

How Many Consonants
36   
26
19   
9

Scripts
Devanagari   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Namaskar   
Olá   

Thank You
Dev Borem Korum   
obrigado   

How Are You?
kaso assa?   
Como você está?   

Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn   
boa noite   

Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn   
boa Noite   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
boa Tarde   

Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn   
bom Dia   

Please
Chike   
Por Favor   

Sorry
Maf kor   
pesaroso   

Bye
Adeus   
tchau   

I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.   
Eu te amo   

Excuse Me
upkar korxi   
desculpe me   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Antruz   
Brazilian Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Goa   
Brazil   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
204,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 2
Not present   
European Portuguese   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Portugal   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 3
Not present   
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Daman and Diu   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
4,000.00   
36

Total No. Of Dialects
1   
1
26   
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.40 million   
99+
231.00 million   
7

Speaking Population
0.11 %   
99+
3.27 %   
7

Native Speakers
7.40 million   
99+
216.00 million   
5

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī   
Português   

Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese   
Português   

French Name
konkani   
portugais   

German Name
Konkani   
Portugiesisch   

Pronunciation
kõkɳi   
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]   

Ethnicity
Konkanis   
Portuguese people or portugueses   

History

Origin
1209 A.D.   
3rd Century   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Medieval Galician   

Standard Forms
Kokani   
Portuguese   

Language Position
Not Available   
6   
6

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Signed Portuguese   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available   
pt   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kok   
por   

ISO 639 2/B
kok   
por   

ISO 639 3
kok   
por   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
goan1235   
port1283   

Linguasphere
No data available   
51-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Konkani and Portuguese Speaking population

Konkani and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Konkani vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Konkani and Portuguese Language Codes

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