Maharashtrian Konkani
Maharashtrian Konkani more commonly spelt as Maharashtri Kokani is a group of Konkanic dialects spoken in the Konkan region.[2] George Abraham Grierson, a British 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]
| Maharashtrian Konkani | |
|---|---|
| महाराष्ट्रीय कोंकणी महाराष्ट्रीय कोकणी | |
| Native to | India |
| Region | Konkan |
Native speakers | 2.4 million (2001 census)[1] |
Indo-European
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| Dialects | Thakri, Parabhi, Koli, Kiristanv, Kunbi, Agri Dhangari, Karadhi, Sangameshwari, Bankoti, Maoli |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | knn |
| Glottolog | konk1267 |
Venn diagram of the ISO designations of the Konkani languages
It is often mistakenly extended to cover Goan Konkani and Canara Konkani, which are distinct and different sets of Konkani dialects, because speakers of these dialect groups refer to their language as simply "Konkani".
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