Countries
India
  
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
  
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 in
Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Devanagari
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
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
How Many People Speak?
7.40 million
  
99+
71.00 million
  
25
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
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
  
Konkani and Marathi Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Konkani and Marathi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Konkani and Marathi language. Konkani word for "Hello" is Namaskar or Marathi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Konkani Greetings and Marathi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Konkani vs Marathi Difficulty
The Konkani vs Marathi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Konkani Alphabets and Marathi Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Konkani and Marathi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Konkani and Marathi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Konkani is 4 weeks while to learn Marathi time required is 4 weeks.