Konkani

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Konkani (कोंकणी)

Spoken in

India ( Goa , Maharashtra , Karnataka )
speaker 2.3 million
Linguistic
classification
Official status
Official language in India , state of Goa
Language codes
ISO 639 -1

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ISO 639 -2

coke

ISO 639-3

kok (macro language)

Individual languages ​​included:

  • gom (Goa-Konkani)
  • knn (standard Konkani)
Approximate distribution area of ​​the Konkani

Konkani (कोंकणी) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken on the west coast of India , especially in the state of Goa . Konkani is closely related to Marathi , the dialect of which it is sometimes viewed. However, it has gone through an expansion process and can therefore be considered a language of its own. Since Goa was a Portuguese colony for more than 400 years , Konkani has incorporated many Portuguese expressions.

The main focus of the Konkani spread is in Goa, where Konkani speakers make up around two thirds of the population. Larger Konkanis-speaking minorities also live in the coastal areas of the neighboring states of Maharashtra , Karnataka and Kerala . According to the 2011 Indian census, Konkani is spoken by 2.3 million people as their mother tongue. Of these, around 960,000 live in Goa, 790,000 in Karnataka, 400,000 in Maharashtra and 70,000 in Kerala. The Konkani is the official language in the state of Goa. In addition, it is recognized as one of 22 constitutional languages ​​in India on a supraregional level .

Konkani is usually written in Devanagari , but it can also be represented in the Latin alphabet . In Karnataka, the language is usually written in the Kannada script .

literature

  • Colin P. Masica: The Indo-Aryan Languages. Cambridge University Press, 1991, ISBN 0-521-23420-4 .

Web links

Commons : Konkani  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: Konkani  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Census of India 2011: Data on Language and Mother Tongue. Part A: Distribution of the 22 scheduled languages-India / States / Union Territories - 2011 census.