Konkani and Sinhalese Speaking countries

Konkani and Sinhalese as Minority Language

In Konkani and Sinhalese speaking countries you will get the countries which have Konkani and Sinhalese 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 Sinhalese dialects, then you can go to Konkani vs Sinhalese Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.

Konkani and Sinhalese Regulators

Konkani and Sinhalese speaking countries provide you Konkani and Sinhalese regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Govenment of Goa regulates Konkani language.Sinhalese is regulated by Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල). Also get to learn, Konkani and Sinhalese Language History.

Konkani and Sinhalese Continents

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

Sinhalese Interesting Facts:

• In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
• Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.

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