Konkani language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Konkani |
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| कोंकणी, Konknni,ಕೊಂಕಣಿ, കൊങ്കണി | ||||
The word Konkani in Devanagari script
In other scripts: Malayalam script: കൊങ്കണി (konkaṇi) |
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| Pronunciation | (standard) (popular) | |||
| Native to | India | |||
| Region | Konkan, includes the state of Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra and some parts of Kerala Konkani is also spoken in the United States, the United Kingdom, Kenya, Uganda, Pakistan, Persian Gulf, Portugal | |||
| Native speakers | 2.3 million (2007) | |||
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Indo-European
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Dialect groups: Maharashtrian Konkani, Karnataka Konkani, Canara Konkani, Goan Konkani
Individual dialects: Malvani, Mangalorean, Thakri, Chitpavani, Antruz, Bardeskari, Saxtti, Daldi, Parabhi, Pednekari, Koli, Kiristanv, Kunbi, Agari, Dhangari, Karadhi, Sangameshwari, Bankoti, Maoli
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| Writing system | Devanagari (official), Roman, Kannada, Malayalam and Arabic | |||
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| Official language in |  Goa, India |
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| Regulated by | Various academies and the Government of Goa | |||
Distribution of native Konkani speakers in India
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Konkani is a language from India. Konkani belongs to Indo-Aryan family of languages. It is the official language of Goa, a state in India.
Some people from the part of India known as Konkan speak Konkani language. Konkan is on the west coast of India.
The name Konkani means "from the Konkan". The word Konkan means corner (kona) and piece/part of earth (kana). The name of the language comes from the place where it is spoken.
Writing systems
People write Konkani in many different scripts (writing systems or alphabets). People from different regions use different scripts. Hindu Konkani people from Goa and Maharashtra use Devanagari script. Konkani people from Karnataka use Kannada script. Christains in Goa use Roman script. Konkani Muslims use Arabic script. Konkani people from Kerala use Malayalam script. Devanagari is the official script.
Images for kids
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Konkani Inscription with 'Maee Shenvi' of 1413 AD, Nagueshi, Goa.
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Modern day Goan Konkani in Devanagari
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The name Konkani in the five scripts it is written in: Devanagari, Kannada, Latin, Malayalam, Arabic.
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Venn diagram of the ISO codes of the Konkani languages
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Entrance to Konkani section of the Golden Heart Emporium, Margao, Goa
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The campus of the Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK), a research institute working on issues related to the Konkani language, located at Alto Porvorim, near Panaji in Goa
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World Konkani Centre, Mangalore
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Cover of Dovtrina Christam by Fr. Thomas Stephens, first published work in Konkani, and any Indian language
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See also
In Spanish: Idioma konkaní para niños
