Konkani language
Konkani (Devanagari: कोंकणी, Kannada: ಕೊಂಕಣಿ, Malayalam: കൊംകണീ, Perso-Arabic: کونکنی, Romi: Konknni, IAST: Kōṅkaṇī, IPA: [kõkɳi]) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Konkani people, primarily in the Konkan region, along the western coast of India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages mentioned in the Indian Constitution, and the official language of the Indian state of Goa. It is also spoken in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat as well as Damaon, Diu & Silvassa.
| Konkani | |
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| कोंकणी | |
The word "Konkani" written in Devanagari script | |
| Pronunciation | [kõkɳi] (in the language itself), [kõkɵɳi] (anglicised) |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Konkan (includes Goa and the coastal areas of Karnataka, Maharashtra and some parts of Kerala, Gujarat (Dang district) and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu) |
| Ethnicity | Konkani people |
Native speakers | 2.26 million (2011 census) |
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| Past: Brahmi Nāgarī Goykanadi Modi script Present: Devanagari (official) Roman Kannada Malayalam Perso-Arabic | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | India |
| Regulated by | Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy and the Government of Goa |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | kok |
| ISO 639-3 | kok – inclusive codeIndividual codes: gom – Goan Konkaniknn – Maharashtrian Konkani |
| Glottolog | goan1235 Goan Konkanikonk1267 Konkan Marathi |
Distribution of native Konkani speakers in India | |
| Languages recognised by the Constitution of India | |
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| Official name | Konkani language |
| Location | Goa |
| Part of | Official languages of India |
| Includes | Official language of the Government of Goa |
| Reference | constitution-india-seventy-first-amendment-act-1992 |
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| Constitutionally recognised languages of India | |
| Category | |
| 22 Official Languages of the Indian Republic | |
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Konkani is a member of the Southern Indo-Aryan language group. It retains elements of Vedic structures and shows similarities with both Western and Eastern Indo-Aryan languages. The first Konkani inscription is dated 1187 AD.
There are many Konkani dialects spoken along and beyond the Konkan region, from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; most of which are only partially and mutually intelligible with one another due to a lack of linguistic contact and exchanges with the standard and principal forms of Konkani. It is also spoken by migrants outside of the Konkan proper; in Nagpore, Surat, Cochin, Mangalore, Ahmedabad, Karachi, New Delhi etc. Dialects such as Malvani, Chitpavani, Bombay East Indian, Koli and Aagri in coastal Maharashtra; are also threatened by language assimilation into the linguistic majority of non-Konkani states and territories of India.