Nepali and Konkani Speaking countries
Countries
India, Nepal
  
India
  
National Language
Nepal
  
India
  
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
People's Republic of China
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
  
Govenment of Goa
  
Interesting Facts
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese languages.
  
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
Similar To
Hindi
  
Marathi
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Nepali and Konkani as Minority Language
In Nepali and Konkani speaking countries you will get the countries which have Nepali and Konkani as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Nepali as minority language: People's Republic of China.
- Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Nepali and Konkani dialects, then you can go to Nepali vs Konkani Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Nepali and Konkani Regulators
Nepali and Konkani speaking countries provide you Nepali and Konkani regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Language Academy of Nepal regulates Nepali language.Konkani is regulated by Govenment of Goa. Also get to learn, Nepali and Konkani Language History.
Nepali and Konkani Continents
Thinking about Nepali and Konkani continents in which Nepali and Konkani speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Nepali and Konkani. Most of the Nepali 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 Nepali and Konkani languages:
Nepali Interesting Facts:
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese 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.
The Nepali language was derived from Sanskrit Language and is similar to Hindi whereas Nepali language is similar to Marathi and derived from Sanskrit Language.