Hi, Can you please help me start a Wikipedia in a new language --
Konkani? It's one of the official languages of India, but one of the
smallest. Spoken by between 1.7 to 5.5 million (depending on whom you
ask) people mainly along the west coast of India. FN
PS: See
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=knn
Konkani
A language of India
ISO/DIS 639-3: knn
Population 4,000,000 (1999 WA). Population includes 99,000 Thakuri (1991).
Region North and central coastal strip of Maharashtra; Karnataka;
Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Kerala.
Alternate names Konkan Standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan,
Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Dialects Agari of Kolaba, Parabhi (Kayasthi, Damani), Koli, Kiristav,
Dhanagari, Bhandari, Thakuri (Thakari, Thakri, Thakua, Thakura),
Karhadi, Sangamesvari (Bakoti, Bankoti), Ghati (Maoli), Mahari (Dhed,
Holia, Parvari). The dialects listed are closely related. Related to
Katkari (Kathodi, Katvadi), Varli, Phudagi, Samvedi, Mangelas.
Classification Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Aryan, Southern zone, Konkani
Language use Official language. Some speak nonstandard Konkani.
Language development Kannada script. Newspapers. Films. Dictionary.
Grammar. NT: 1970.
Comments Hindu, Christian.
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http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com fredericknoronha(a)gmail.com