Maharashtri Konkani Explained

Maharashtri Konkani
Also Known As:Konkan Marathi
Nativename:महाराष्ट्रीय कोंकणी
States:India
Region:Konkan
Speakers: million
Date:2001 census
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Indo-European
Fam2:Indo-Iranian
Fam3:Indo-Aryan
Fam4:Southern Zone
Fam5:Marathi–Konkani
Script:Devanagari (official), Latin, Kannada, Malayalam and Persian
Dialects:Thakri, Parabhi, Koli, Kiristanv, Kunbi, Agri Dhangari, Karadhi, Sangameshwari, Bankoti, Maoli
Iso3:knn
Glotto:konk1267
Glottorefname:Konkan Marathi

Maharashtri Konkani or Konkan Marathi, is a group of Konkanic dialects spoken in the Konkan division of the Konkan region.[1] George Abraham Grierson, a British Indian linguist of the colonial era referred to these dialects as the Konkan Standard of Marathi in order to differentiate it inside the Konkani language group.[2]

Because speakers of Goan Konkani and Canara Konkani, which are distinct and different sets of Konkani dialects, refer to their language as simply "Konkani", Maharashtri Konkani is often mistakenly extended to cover these dialect groups .

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glottolog 4.4 - Konkan Marathi.
  2. http://www.rosettaproject.org/archive/knn/detail-1?page_view=image_view Konkani Detailed Description —