Konkani people
The Konkani people are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group native to the Konkan region of the Indian subcontinent who speak various dialects of the Konkani language. Konkani is the state language of Goa and also spoken by populations in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Damaon and Kerala. Other Konkani speakers are found in Gujarat state. A large percentage of Konkani people are bilingual.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 2.3 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Goa | 964,305 |
| Karnataka | 788,204 |
| Maharashtra | 399,204 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 96,305 |
| Dang district, Gujarat | 92,210 |
| Kerala | 70,000(approx.) |
| Languages | |
| Konkani Marathi, English, Kannada, Hindi, Indo-Portuguese and Gujarati (to a lesser extent) | |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism, Christianity, Buddhism and Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| · Indo-Aryans · Tuluvas · Kannadigas · Luso-Indians · Marathis · Saurashtrians | |
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