Konkani people

This article is about the people who speak Konkani language. For the people of the Konkan Division of Maharashtra, see People of the Konkan Division.

Konkanis
Total population
c. 2.3 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
Goa964,305[2]
Karnataka788,204
Maharashtra399,204[citation needed]
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu96,305[citation needed]
Dang district, Gujarat92,210[citation needed]
Kerala70,000(approx.)[citation needed]
Languages
Konkani
Marathi, English, Kanarese, Hindi-Urdu, Indo-Portuguese, Malabarese & Gujarati
Religion
Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism and Islam
Related ethnic groups
 · Indo-Aryans · Tuluvas · Luso-Indians · Marathis · Saurashtrians

The Konkani people are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group native to the Konkan region of the Indian subcontinent. They speak various dialects of the Konkani language. Following the Konkani language agitation, Konkani became the premier official language of Goa state, while Marathi remains as the associate official language of Goa.[3] Konkani is also spoken by populations in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Damaon, Kerala,[4] & Gujarat.[5] A large percentage of Konkani people are bilingual.[6]

  1. ^ "Statement 1: Abstract of speakers' strength of languages and mother tongues - 2011". www.censusindia.gov.in. Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Commissioner Linguistic Minorities (originally from Indian Census, 2001)". Archived from the original on 8 October 2007.
  3. ^ https://www.heraldgoa.in/amp/story/news-today/official-language-day-the-fight-for-official-language-status-for-konkani-continues-to-this-day-in-goa/200554
  4. ^ "Konkani- A Linguistic Minority Community of Kerala". April 2024.
  5. ^ "The Fascinating History of Konkani Language | Madras Courier". 2 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Language in India". languageinindia.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.