Swahili and Konkani Speaking countries
Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
  
India
  
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
  
India
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
  
Govenment of Goa
  
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
  
Similar To
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
  
Marathi
  
Derived From
Arabic Language
  
Sanskrit Language
  
Swahili and Konkani as Minority Language
In Swahili and Konkani speaking countries you will get the countries which have Swahili and Konkani as minority language. The language which is spoken by minority of population in the country is called as minority language.
- Swahili as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
- Konkani as minority language: Not spoken in any of the countries.
If you want to compare Swahili and Konkani dialects, then you can go to Swahili vs Konkani Dialects. Some of the official languages are also considered as minority languages.
Swahili and Konkani Regulators
Swahili and Konkani speaking countries provide you Swahili and Konkani regulators which are the official organizations that regulate them. Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya) regulates Swahili language.Konkani is regulated by Govenment of Goa. Also get to learn, Swahili and Konkani Language History.
Swahili and Konkani Continents
Thinking about Swahili and Konkani continents in which Swahili and Konkani speaking countries are present. Check out more information on Swahili and Konkani. Most of the Swahili speaking countries lie in Africa. 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 Swahili and Konkani languages:
Swahili Interesting Facts:
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
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 Swahili language was derived from Arabic Language and is similar to Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages whereas Swahili language is similar to Marathi and derived from Sanskrit Language.