The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: KNK
ISO 639-2: kok
| Population | 4,000,000 (1999 WA), including 99,000 Thakuri (1991 IMA). |
| Region | North and central coastal strip of Maharashtra; Karnataka; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Kerala. |
| Alternate names | KONKAN STANDARD, BANKOTI, KUNABI, NORTH KONKAN, CENTRAL KONKAN, CONCORINUM, CUGANI, KONKANESE |
| Dialects | PARABHI (KAYASTHI, DAMANI), KOLI, KIRISTAV, DHANAGARI, BHANDARI, THAKURI (THAKARI, THAKRI, THAKUA, THAKURA), KARHADI, SANGAMESVARI (BAKOTI, BANKOTI), GHATI (MAOLI), MAHARI (DHED, HOLIA, PARVARI). |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Southern zone, Konkani. |
| Comments | The dialects listed are closely related. More distinct dialects or closely related languages: Katkari (Kathodi, Katvadi), Varli, Vadval, Phudagi, Samvedi, Mangelas. Others speak nonstandard Konkani. NT 1970, in press (1995). |
