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Sindhi and Konkani


Konkani and Sindhi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
India, Pakistan, Sindh  
India  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
National Council For Promotion Of Sindhi Language, Sindhi Language Authority  
Govenment of Goa  

Interesting Facts
  • The first writings of Sindhi language were found in 8th century CE.
  • In Sindhi language, every woord ends in a vowel.
  
  • Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
  • Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  

Similar To
Gujarati  
Marathi  

Derived From
Prakrit Language  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
64  
37
52  
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
16  
13

How Many Consonants
42  
31
36  
26

Scripts
Arabic, Devanagari  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available  
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Assalam O Alaikum  
Namaskar  

Thank You
Meharbani  
Dev Borem Korum  

How Are You?
Kehra haal aahin  
kaso assa?  

Good Night
tava kia aayo  
Rati Boren Zavonn  

Good Evening
Sham Jo Salam  
Sanj Borem Zavonn  

Good Afternoon
Assalam o Alaikum  
Not Available  

Good Morning
Subho Bakhair  
Dis Borem Zavonn  

Please
Mehrbani  
Chike  

Sorry
Moon khe afsos aahe  
Maf kor  

Bye
Allah Wahi  
Adeus  

I Love You
Man tokhe prem karyan ti  
hav tujo mog korta.  

Excuse Me
Maaf Kajo  
upkar korxi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Siraiki  
Antruz  

Where They Speak
Upper Sindh  
Goa  

Dialect 2
Vicholi  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Central Sindh  
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Lari  
Not present  

Where They Speak
Lower Sindh  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
1  
1

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
29.00 million  
37
7.40 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.39 %  
34
0.11 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
7.40 million  
99+

Native Name
Not Available  
Kōṅkaṇī  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese  

French Name
sindhi  
konkani  

German Name
Sindhi-Sprache  
Konkani  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
kõkɳi  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Konkanis  

History

Origin
711 A.D  
1209 A.D.  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Not Available  

Branch
Indic  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Sindhi  
Kokani  

Language Position
50  
37
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
sd  
No data available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
snd  
kok  

ISO 639 2/B
snd  
kok  

ISO 639 3
snd  
kok  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
sind1272  
goan1235  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Sindhi and Konkani Speaking population

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Sindhi and Konkani Language Codes

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