| Title | कोंकणी (Kōṅkaṇī) / ಕೊಂಕಣಿKonkani (Goa/Coastal)Kōṅkaṇī Konkani |
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| Description | Konkani (कोंकणी), an Indo-Aryan language of the southwest Indian coast, is unique for being written in five distinct scripts (Devanagari, Romi, Kannada, Malayalam, Perso-Arabic) due to the scattered history of its speakers. Following the **Goa Inquisition (1560)** and Portuguese rule, many Konkanis migrated to Karnataka (Mangalore) and Kerala (Kochi), adopting local scripts while retaining their language. Konkani is the official language of Goa (in Devanagari script). Linguistically, it is an archaic offshoot of Maharashtri Prakrit, preserving distinct Old Indo-Aryan features (like the split ergative) lost in other languages, deeply fused with Portuguese vocabulary (e.g., *Susegad*, *Zanela*) and Dravidian syntax from centuries of contact. |
| Alternate Names & Variants | Native Names: कोंकणी ಕೊಂಕಣಿ Konkani Indic Names: Konkani English Names: Konkani Alternate Names: Gomantaki Canarim Goanese |
| Language ID | INHF-LNG-3502306279-04:00:12:07:01:26-KONK |
| URI | |
| API URL | https://inheritage.foundation/api/v1/aat/languages/konkani |
| Language Family | Indo-Aryan(Southern Indo-Aryan (Marathi-Konkani)) |
| Status | Scheduled Language (8th Schedule) / Official Language of Goa |
| ISO Codes | ISO 639-2: kokISO 639-3: kok |
| Glottolog Code | konk1267 |
| Wikidata URI | |
| Regions | Goa Coastal Karnataka (Mangalore, Udupi) Kerala (Kochi) Maharashtra (Sindhudurg) |
| Time Periods | Pre-Portuguese (10th-15th c.) Portuguese Era (16th-1961) Modern (1961-Present) |
| Dynasties | Kadambas of Goa Vijayanagara Portuguese Estado da India |
| Script Associations | Devanagari (Official) Romi (Catholic Church) Kannada (Karnataka) Malayalam (Kerala) Perso-Arabic (Bhatkal) |
| Related Languages | Marathi Sanskrit Portuguese (Superstrate) Kannada (Adstrate) |
| Literary Works | Kristapurana (1616) Arte da Lingoa Canarim (1640) Hortus Malabaricus (1678) Veni Samhara (Konkani trans.) |
| Inscription Types | Shravanabelagola (981 CE) Nagueshi Inscription |
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