Konkani
A language of India
| Population | 4,000,000 in India. Population total all countries: 4,004,490. |
| Region | North and central coastal strip of Maharashtra; Karnataka; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Kerala. Also in Canada. |
| Alternate names | Bankoti, Concorinum, Cugani, Central Konkan, North Konkan, Konkan Standard, Konkanese, Konkani Mangalorean, Kunabi |
| Dialects | Agari of Kolaba, Parabhi (Kayasthi, Damani), Koli, Kiristav, Dhanagari, Bhandari, Thakuri (Thakari, Thakri, Thakua, Thakura), Karhadi, Sangamesvari (Bakoti, Bankoti), Ghati (Maoli), Mahari (Dhed, Holia, Parvari), Chitapavani. Dialects closely related; Chitapavani recognized as Standard Konkani. Local fishermen use the Koli dialect (Hukkeri). Related to Katkari [kfu] (dialects: Kathodi, Katvadi), Varli [vav], Phudagi [phd], Samvedi [smv], Mangelas. |
| Classification | Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Southern zone, Konkani A member of macrolanguage Konkani [kok] (India). |
| Language use | Official language. |
| Language development | Newspapers. Radio programs. Films. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1997. |
| Writing system | Devanagari script, official script. Kannada script, no longer in use. Latin script, no longer in use. |
| Comments | Hindu, Christian. |
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