Konkani is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Konkani people, primarily in the Konkan region, along the western coast of India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages mentioned in the Indian Constitution, and the official language of the Indian state of Goa.
Facts
ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count2000-2011 estimate, native speakers; the infobox gives this as the inclusive code kok figure, which also covers the Goan Konkani and Maharashtrian Konkani individual codes. RegionSouthern and Western India (Konkan region) 1 Classification
Official Status Konkani
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Written In
Konkani in India is standardly written in the Devanagari script (its official script under the Goa Official Language Act).
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1. Wikipedia: Konkani Language
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Konkani, formerly Concani, is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Konkani people, primarily in the Konkan region, along the western coast of India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages mentioned in the Indian Constitution, and the official language of the Indian state of Goa. It is also spoken in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat as well as Daman, Diu & Silvassa.
Infobox, ISO 639-3
kok
Infobox, Speakers
5.9 million cited 2000-2011
Infobox, Region
Southern and Western India (Konkan region)
Official status, Konkani entity page
It is one of the 22 scheduled languages mentioned in the Indian Constitution, and the official language of the Indian state of Goa.
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