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'''Gabit''' is a community found in the [[Konkan]] regions of the Indian states of [[Goa]]. [[Karnataka]] and [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="f&f">{{cite book |title=Fishes & Fisheries|editor1-first=Rekha R. |editor1-last=Gaonkar |editor2-first=Maria D.C. |editor2-last=Rodrigues |editor3-first=R.B. |editor3-last=Patil |publisher=APH Publishing |year=2006 |isbn=978-8-13130-035-0|pages=247–248 |chapter=The Fisherfolk Movement in Goa: A Conflict between Tradition and Modernity}}</ref>

In Goa, they are distinct from the [[Kharvi]] community found mostly in the south of that state, although they share a similar traditional occupation. The Gabits are primarily a fishing community and are concentrated in the northern [[taluka]]s of [[Canacona]], [[Pernem]] and [[Salcete]]. They are [[Malvani language|Malvani]]-speaking Hindus and generally live in [[joint family]] arrangements, although a movement towards the [[nuclear family]] is evident.<ref name="f&f" />

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite journal |title=The Gabits: Sea-Farers of the Konkan Coast |first=V. A. |last=Deshmukh |orig-year=1966 |pages=160–164 |journal=Research in Sociology: Abstracts of M.A. and PhD Dissertations Completed in the Department of Sociology, University of Bombay |editor-last=Narain |editor-first=D.| others = University of Bombay. Dept. of Sociology, Indian Council of Social Science Research |publisher=Concept Publishing Company |year=1989 |isbn=978-8-17022-235-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y0yED5k62TsC}}

[[Category:Social groups of Goa]]
[[Category:Social groups of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Social groups of Maharashtra]]

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