Konkani
Americannoun
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an Indic language primarily spoken on the western coast of India that is related to Marathi and is the official language of Goa.
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a speaker of Konkani.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Konkani
First recorded in 1870–75; from Marathi Koṅkaṇī, from Koṅkaṇ, the coastal region where the language is spoken
Example Sentences
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It has three million paying subscribers and is planning to expand and include other dialects like Maithili and Konkani, which are spoken in north-east and coastal-west India, respectively.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2024
Mass is offered in multiple languages, including English, Arabic, Konkani, Tagalog and Sinhala, to cater to Catholics from India, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and other countries.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022
The prayers of the faithful during the Mass were read in languages spoken by foreign workers including Tagalog, Swahili, Malayalam, Tamil and Konkani.
From Reuters • Nov. 5, 2022
My auntie almost always made some kind of upma for breakfast or, as she called it in Konkani, usli.
From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2021
The paper served to forge a relationship and bridge the gap between the old Roman Konkani writers and those who had just started writing in the Devnagri script.
From Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various
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