Maharashtri Konkani

Not to be confused with Goan Konkani.

Maharashtri Kokani
Konkan Marathi
महाराष्ट्रीय कोकणी
Native toIndia
RegionKonkan
Native speakers
2.4 million (2001 census)[1]
DialectsThakri, Parabhi, Koli, Kiristanva, Kunbi, Agri Dhangari, Karadhi, Sangameshwari, Bankoti, Maoli
Devanagari (official), Latin, Kannada, Malayalam and Persian
Language codes
ISO 639-3knn
Glottologkonk1267
Venn diagram of the ISO designations of the Konkani languages

Maharashtri Konkani or Konkan Marathi, is a group of Marathi dialects spoken in the Konkan division of the Konkan region.[2] 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.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Maharashtri Kokani at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ "Glottolog 4.4 - Konkan Marathi".
  3. ^ Konkani Detailed Description —
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