Goans
Goans (Konkani: गोंयकार, Romi Konkani: Goenkar, Portuguese: Goeses) is the demonym used to describe the people native to Goa, India, who form an ethno-linguistic group resulting from the assimilation of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Indo-Portuguese, Austro-Asiatic ethnic and/or linguistic ancestries. They speak different dialects of the Konkani language, collectively known as Goan Konkani. "Goanese", although sometimes used, is an incorrect term for Goans.
Goenkar,
Goeses | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Some notable Goans) Some notable Goans (including those of ancestral descent) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Goa Maharashtra United Kingdom Portugal Rest of India Rest of the world | 450,000 150,000 149,000 (of which 25,000 in Swindon alone) 100,000 (of which the overwhelming majority are Goan Catholics) 200,000 350,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Primary: Goan Konkani Additional: Marathi (incl. Bombay Mahratti), Hindi–Urdu, Portuguese & English | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Global Predominance: Christianity Global Minority: Hinduism, Islam and others | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other Konkani people: Bombayites, Bombay East Indians, Basseinites, Mangaloreans Norteiro people & Luso-Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||
Due to mass emigration of people (mainly Goan Catholics) from Goa, as well as mass migration from mainland India, since 1961, the Ethnic, Religious and Cultural Demographics of Goa State have been severely altered. This exchange of population has made the natives a virtual minority in their homeland.
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