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Maharashtri Konkani
Konkan Marathi
महाराष्ट्रीय कोंकणी
महाराष्ट्रीय कोकणी
Native to India
Region Konkan
Native speakers
2.4 million (2001 census) [1]
Dialects Thakri, Parabhi, Koli, Kiristanv, Kunbi, Agri Dhangari, Karadhi, Sangameshwari, Bankoti, Maoli
Devanagari (official), Latin, Kannada, Malayalam and Persian
Language codes
ISO 639-3 knn
Glottolog konk1267
Venn diagram of the ISO designations of the Konkani languages

Maharashtri Konkani or Konkan Marathi, is a group of Konkanic 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]

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[ citation needed].

See also

References

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