Category:Konkani (India) (Language)

This language is also known Cugani, Bankoti, Kunabi, Concorinum, Konkanese, Konkan Standard, North Concan, and Central Concan.

This language is spoken by 4,000,000 people on the north and central coastal strip of Maharashtra; Karnataka, Kerala, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli in India.

In the early 16th and 17th centuries, the Portuguese who were colonizing Goa stamped out the use of Konkani and burnt all records of literary works. Portuguese aggressively converted Goans to Christianity, which caused many Goans to leave the area, causing the blending of different scripts of the major state languages of India of Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Kerala.

When the Muslim ruler, Tippu Sultan attacked Western Goa, he martyred many of the Goan Christians, took most of the others as prisoners and forced them to convert to Islam. Consequently, the Konkani they speak has influences of Urdu in it.

This language is spoken by 4,000,000 people on the north and central coastal strip of Maharashtra; Karnataka, Kerala, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli in India.

Konkani has 5 written scripts:Roman, Kannada, Devanagari, Malayalam, and Perso-Arabic. Devanagari is the official script, but there is no set written format, although there is work in progress on standardizing the written format.

See Also

Konkani (India) Rosary Prayers Goa Conkene Rosary Prayers Goanese Konkani (India) Rosary Prayers

NOTES FOR PRONOUNCIATION
O > o > otmo, ojeap, sot, mon, dhon.

A > a > amchea, asa, rat, tan, kan.

X > sh > xit, xikxa, odheokx, dikxa, xok.

T > t > ton, toddov, taka, vat, nontor.

TH > th > thor, orth, thir, svarth, thoravoll.

TT > tt > vatt, dixtt, petto, grotto, vantto.

TTH > tth > tthokki, tthev, patth, goxtth, duxtthi.

T.T > t.t > pot.to, ut.tim, bat.tis, ut.tor, at.tam.

D > d > gado,duddu, doial, dudh, desvat.

DH > dh > dhikkar, dhoxi, dhoni, dhinvas, budhvont.

DD > dd > guddo, paddo, kudd, nadd, divodd.

DDH > ddh > donddhovnni, ddhokhai,

D.D > d.d > ud.dhar, chod.dor, god.dar,

L > l > palo, ulo, khelo, kholo, melo.

LL > ll > pollo, dollo, bhollo, mollem, dhallo.

L.L > l.l > il.lem, mellul.lem, sangul.lem, uloil.lem, kolloil.lem.

NN > nn > khann, jevonn, makhnni, dekhnni, vakhann.nni.

IO > io (yo) > iogi, iogdan, kariokrom, ioxodham, iojon.

IA > ia (ya) > toiari, iazok, vidiarthi, doia, monniari, Somia.

IE > ie (ye) > doien, nitollkaien, sosaien, korunnaien, i

IU > iu (yu) > iug, koli-iug, iuvok, iuvozonn, iugantor.

Konkanim

Alphabet - Pronunciation

A-AH

B-BAY

C-SAY

D-DAY

E-EH

F-EF

G-JAY

H-AGA

I-EE

J-JOTH

K-KA

L-EL

M-EM

N-EN

O-OH

P-PAY

Q-KAY

R-ERR

S-ESS

T-TAY

U-OOH

V-VAY

W-DUBB-LEW

X-CINZ

Y-EGREJ

Z-ZED

NUMBERS KONKANIM PRONUNCIATION 1 EKK (ACHE) 2 DHON (DONNE) 3 TIN (TEEN) 4 CHAR (CHA-AR) 5 PA-ANCH (PHUNCH) 6 SO (SOW) 7 SA-ATH 8 ATT (ART) 9 NOV 10 DA (DHA)