Language:  Konkani, Goan

Approximate Global Speakers

3,570,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

20

Scripture Status

Audio Bible

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Jesus Film

Gospel Recordings

Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(20 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
Beldar Mith Gauda India 1,600
Bhavit India 11,000
Chaptegar India 8,000
Charodi India 5,600
Daman Catholic India 3,000
Ghadi India 7,300
 Goanese Australia 2,600
 Goanese Canada 1,800
 Goanese India 699,000
 Goanese Uganda 54,000
 Goanese, Kenyan Kenya 10,000
Halleer India 5,400
Harkantra India 24,000
 Kunbi Konkani India 798,000
Nai Mhalo Nhavi India 1,500
Padiar India 1,500
Rajpur India 60,000
Sunri (Muslim traditions) India 17,000
Thovoi India 20,000
Velip India 38,000
  Totals:  20     13
SECONDARY Language
(220 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Adi Dravida India 8,753,000
Adi Dravida Christian India 667,000
 Adi Karnataka India 3,472,000
Adi Karnataka Christian India 208,000
 Agamudaiyan unspecified India 260,000
Ager (Hindu traditions) India 17,000
 Agri India 523,000
Ajila India 4,000
 Alambadi Kurichchan India 52,000
 Andh India 584,000
Anduran India 3,000
Anglo India 158,000
 Ansari India 12,713,000
Anuppan India 1,200
Arayan India 243,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 7,815,000
Badhai Konkani India 58,000
 Bagdi (Hindu traditions) India 3,456,000
 Baira India 8,800
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) India 4,203,000
Bakad India 7,200
Bakuda India 15,000
Balagai India 10,000
 Balija (Hindu traditions) India 1,803,000
Bandi (Hindu traditions) India 5,700
 Bangali Muslim Moghal India 2,080,000
 Bania Agarwal India 5,822,000
Bania Chaturth India 38,000
 Bania Chetti India 849,000
Bania Gujar India 232,000
Bania Kasar India 82,000
 Bania Komti India 2,130,000
Bania Mahajan India 229,000
 Bania Mahesri India 443,000
 Bania Mahur India 1,038,000
 Bania unspecified India 17,064,000
 Banijiga India 897,000
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 7,234,000
 Basor India 1,101,000
Bathada India 3,600
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) India 2,437,000
Bedar Bile India 125,000
Bedar Kare India 121,000
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) India 2,008,000
Bellara India 1,900
 Bhandari India 773,000
Bhansala India 332,000
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) India 280,000
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 5,941,000
Bhottada India 552,000
Bidur India 428,000
 Boya India 4,519,000
 Brahmin Chitpavan India 575,000
 Brahmin Deshastha India 670,000
Brahmin Devarukha India 39,000
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat India 337,000
 Brahmin Gaur India 3,675,000
 Brahmin Gujar Gaur India 321,000
Brahmin Havik India 30,000
 Brahmin Joshi India 452,000
 Brahmin Kanaujia India 5,143,000
 Brahmin Kannada India 535,000
Brahmin Karbadu India 68,000
Brahmin Karhada India 97,000
Brahmin Mahratta India 561,000
Brahmin Marathi India 122,000
Brahmin Mewada India 117,000
Brahmin Nambudiri India 112,000
 Brahmin Sanadhya India 3,262,000
 Brahmin Saraswat India 719,000
 Brahmin Sawaria India 5,175,000
 Brahmin unspecified India 34,992,000
 Budega Jangam India 348,000
Byari (Beary) India 542,000
Chaliyan India 6,900
 Chalvadi India 254,000
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 54,787,000
 Chenna Dasar India 84,000
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) India 447,000
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) India 74,000
 Christian India 1,504,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,484,000
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) India 182,000
Devadiga Kalavant India 8,500
 Devanga India 582,000
 Dhangar Bharwad India 3,331,000
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,673,000
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) India 1,156,000
 Dhobi Parit India 303,000
 Dhor India 179,000
 Gamit India 545,000
 Gandla India 86,000
 Gangakula India 1,844,000
 Garoda (Hindu traditions) India 151,000
 Gauda India 2,429,000
 Gawli India 21,000
Ghadasi India 10,000
 Giddikki India 85,000
 Gond unspecified India 10,191,000
Gondaru India 116,000
 Gondhali India 70,000
Gopal India 45,000
 Gosain unspecified India 1,382,000
 Gudigar India 3,400
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) India 8,549,000
Habura India 9,000
 Hajam India 2,368,000
Halsar India 13,000
 Halwakki Wakkal India 164,000
Hanabar India 91,000
 Holar India 195,000
 Holaya India 967,000
 Ilavan India 6,754,000
Ilavan Christian India 139,000
 Jingar India 81,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,816,000
 Kachari (Hindu traditions) India 98,000
 Kadia (Hindu traditions) India 181,000
 Kaikadi India 402,000
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) India 2,614,000
 Kalal Idiga India 2,093,000
Kalavant India 12,000
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) India 783,000
 Kathodi India 374,000
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) India 494,000
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) India 2,693,000
 Khoja India 505,000
 Kokna India 1,292,000
 Kolhati India 34,000
 Koli (Hindu traditions) India 2,682,000
 Koli Dhor India 492,000
 Koli Mahadev India 2,001,000
 Koli Malhar India 372,000
Komarpaik India 32,000
 Korama unspecified India 139,000
 Korwa India 535,000
 Koshti India 1,329,000
Kotegar India 7,900
 Kudumi India 337,000
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) India 18,743,000
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 15,725,000
Kunbi Anjna India 462,000
 Kunbi Tirole India 399,000
Kunchatiga India 452,000
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) India 497,000
 Kuruba India 4,896,000
 Lingayat India 4,092,000
 Lohana India 696,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,351,000
 Madiga (Christian traditions) India 762,000
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) India 11,375,000
 Mahar (Christian traditions) India 497,000
Mahratta Gomatang India 88,000
 Mahratta Jadhav India 3,340,000
 Mahratta Konkani India 672,000
Mahratta Kshatriya India 67,000
 Mahratta Kunbi India 9,087,000
 Mahratta Shinde India 661,000
 Mahratta unspecified India 31,574,000
Maila India 3,100
 Malabar Catholic India 3,195,000
Malava India 24,000
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 12,552,000
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) India 671,000
 Mappila India 10,436,000
Matang (Christian traditions) India 222,000
 Matang (Hindu traditions) India 3,097,000
 Mavilan India 42,000
Moger Moyon India 16,000
 Moger unspecified India 131,000
Mukri India 17,000
Mundala India 34,000
Nadar (Christian traditions) India 1,452,000
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) India 3,390,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 14,140,000
 Naikda India 4,299,000
 Nair India 7,779,000
Nalakeyava India 7,500
Navait India 67,000
 Pan India 1,622,000
Pangul India 25,000
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) India 901,000
 Pashtun, Pathan India 9,215,000
Patramela India 5,500
Prabhu Kayastha India 328,000
 Pulayan unspecified India 1,109,000
 Raddi India 91,000
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 27,712,000
Ramoshi India 384,000
Raneyar India 4,300
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) India 423,000
 Ravalia India 634,000
 Sali India 1,227,000
 Samagara India 107,000
Sangar India 41,000
 Sayyid India 9,296,000
 Shaikh Faruqi India 960,000
 Shaikh Qureshi India 9,727,000
 Shaikh Siddiqi India 9,019,000
 Shaikh unspecified India 72,220,000
 Shaikh Usmani India 568,000
Sikligar (Hindu traditions) India 89,000
 Sillekyatha India 41,000
 Somvanshi India 593,000
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 8,322,000
Sudra India 7,100
 Syrian Christian India 4,440,000
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) India 2,226,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 22,446,000
 Thakkar India 698,000
Thandan (Hindu traditions) India 276,000
 Urali India 85,000
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) India 4,197,000
 Vakkaliga unspecified India 6,713,000
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) India 5,842,000
 Vanniyan India 13,734,000
 Viswakarma Asari India 782,000
Viswakarma Thattan India 233,000
 Viswakarma unspecified India 7,661,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 41,186,000
  Totals:  220     207

Language Alternate Names
Bardeskari (Gomantaki)
Chitpavani (Konkanasths)
Daldi (Nawaits)
Goan
Goan Konkani
Goanese
Goanese Konkani
Gomantaki
Gomataki
Konkanasths
Konkani
Konknni
Kudali (Malvani)
Malvani
Mangalore Standard Konkani (Goan)
Nawaits
Southern Kanara

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Gohsave
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Konkani
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Mangalore
Mangalore Standard Konkani
Sarasvat Brahmin

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Kokani
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Konkani, Goan: Sarasvat Brahmin
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Konkani, Goanese: Bardeskari
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