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| name = Konkani<br />
| nativename = कोंकणी, Konknni,ಕೊಂಕಣಿ, കൊങ്കണി<br />
| image = Konkanidev.jpg<br />
| imagesize = 150px<br />
| imagecaption = The word '''Konkani''' in [[Devanagari]] script<br><br />
In other scripts:<br> [[Latin|Roman]] script: Konknni<br />
[[Kannada]] script: ಕೊಂಕಣಿ ({{IAST|''konkaṇi''}})<br>[[Malayalam]] script: കൊങ്കണി ({{IAST|''konkaṇi''}})<br />
| pronunciation = {{IPA|kõkɵɳi}} (standard), {{IPA|kõkɳi}} (popular)<br />
| states = [[India]]<br />
| region = [[Konkan]], includes the state of [[Goa]], [[Karnataka]], [[Maharashtra]] and some parts of [[Kerala]]<br />
Konkani is also spoken in the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Kenya]],<ref name="kenya">{{cite book|last=Whiteley |first=Wilfred Howell |title=Language in Kenya|year= 1974|publisher=Oxford University Press,|pages=589}}</ref> [[Uganda]], [[Pakistan]], [[Persian Gulf]],<ref name="curzon">{{cite book|last=Kurzon|first=Denis|title=Where East looks West: success in English in Goa and on the Konkan Coast Volume 125 of Multilingual matters|year=2004|publisher=Multilingual Matters, |isbn=978-1-85359-673-5|pages=158}}</ref> [[Portugal]]<br />
| speakers = 2.3 million<br />
| date = 2007<br />
| ref = <ref>[[Nationalencyklopedin]] "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007</ref><br />
| familycolor = Indo-European<br />
| fam2 = [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]]<br />
| fam3 = [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]]<br />
| fam4 = [[Southern Indo-Aryan languages|Southern Zone]]<br />
| fam5 = [[Konkani languages]]<br />
| dia1 = '''Dialect groups''': [[Maharashtrian Konkani]], [[Karnataka Konkani]], [[Canara Konkani]], [[Goan Konkani]]<br />
| dia2 = '''Individual dialects''': [[Malvani dialect|Malvani]], [[Mangalorean Konkani|Mangalorean]], [[Thakri dialect|Thakri]], [[Chitpavani Konkani|Chitpavani]], Antruz, Bardeskari, Saxtti, Daldi, Parabhi, Pednekari, Koli, Kiristanv, Kunbi, Agari, Dhangari, Karadhi, Sangameshwari, Bankoti, Maoli<br />
| iso2 = kok<br />
| iso3 = kok<br />
| lc1 = gom<br />
| ld1 = Goan Konkani<br />
| lc2 = knn<br />
| ld2 = [[Maharashtrian Konkani]]<br />
| script = [[Devanagari]] (official),<ref>Devanagari has been promulgated as the official script.</ref> [[Latin script|Roman]],<ref>Roman script is not mandated as official script by law. However, an ordinance passed by the Government of Goa allows the use of Roman script for official communication.</ref> [[Kannada script|Kannada]],<ref>The use of Kannada script is not mandated by any law or ordinance. However, in the state of Karnataka, Konkani can be taught using the Kannada script instead of the Devanagari script.</ref> [[Malayalam script|Malayalam]] and [[Arabic script|Arabic]]<br />
| nation = {{flagicon|India}} [[Goa]], [[India]]<br />
| agency = Various academies and the [[Government of Goa]]<ref name="official">{{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/allimpfrms/allacts/419.pdf|format=PDF|title=The Goa Daman and Diu Official Language Act|publisher=Government of India|accessdate=5 March 2010}}</ref><br />
| map = Konkanispeakers.png<br />
| mapcaption = Distribution of native Konkani speakers in India<br />
| notice = Indic<br />
| notice2 = IPA<br />
}}<br />
'''Konkani''' is a [[language]] from [[India]]. Konkani belongs to [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan family]] of languages. It is the official language of [[Goa]], a state in India. <br />
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Some people from the part of India known as [[Konkan]] speak Konkani language. Konkan is on the west coast of India.<br />
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The name ''Konkani'' means "from the Konkan". The word ''Konkan'' means corner ('''kona''') and piece/part of earth ('''kana'''). The name of the language comes from the place where it is spoken.<br />
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==Writing systems==<br />
People write Konkani in many different scripts ([[writing systems]] or [[alphabets]]). People from different regions use different scripts. Hindu Konkani people from [[Goa]] and [[Maharashtra]] use [[Devanagari]] script. Konkani people from [[Karnataka]] use [[Kannada]] script. [[Christains]] in [[Goa]] use [[Roman script]]. Konkani [[Muslim]]s use [[Arabic alphabet|Arabic script]]. Konkani people from [[Kerala]] use [[Malayalam script]]. Devanagari is the [[official]] script.<br />
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==References==<br />
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