Sinhalese and Konkani Speaking countries

Sinhalese and Konkani as Minority Language

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

Sinhalese and Konkani Regulators

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

Sinhalese and Konkani Continents

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

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.

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