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Malayalam and Konkani Speaking countries

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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
India
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
31
Bhojpuri Speaking Countries
0 46
1.3 National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
India
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
Govenment of Goa
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
1.9 Similar To
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Marathi
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Sanskrit Language

Malayalam vs Konkani Countries

Comparing Malayalam vs Konkani countries gives you idea about number of countries that speak Malayalam and Konkani languages.

So we find that, total number of countries where Malayalam is official language is 3 whereas total number of countries where Konkani is official language is 1

Find if Malayalam and Konkani are Most Spoken Languages. Comparison of Malayalam and Konkani speaking countries will give you the presence of Malayalam and Konkani languages in different countries. Along with Malayalam vs Konkani countries, you can also compare Malayalam vs Konkani.

Malayalam and Konkani as Minority Language

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

  • Malayalam as minority language: Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  • Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.

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

Malayalam and Konkani Regulators

Malayalam and Konkani speaking countries provide you Malayalam and Konkani regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala regulates Malayalam language.Konkani is regulated by Govenment of Goa. Also get to learn, Malayalam and Konkani Language History.

Malayalam and Konkani Continents

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

Malayalam Interesting Facts:

  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.

Konkani Interesting Facts:

  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.

The Malayalam language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Tamil and Sanskrit Languages whereas Malayalam language is similar to Marathi and derived from Sanskrit Language.