[CLOSED] A land of glory, a land of antiquity, India. A history spanning more than 5000 years, there is no dearth of topics to discuss. What we bring here right now is a comprehensive knowledge about the different languages in use in this great and...
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Namaskar! ✨मिगेले नाव कोंकणी✨ Migele naav Konkani. My name is Konkani.
I hope you all know me! If you don't, no worries! Because I'm going to tell you a few things about myself.
I am an Indo-Aryan language spoken by people along the western coast of India. I'm believed to be first spoken by Indo-Austria tribes, Kukna and Gamit. Also, it is believed that I have arrived in India from Central Asia and Eastern Europe around 50000 years ago.
I am closest to my cousin Marathi and we sound a lot similar as we both belong to Indo-Aryan group.
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I don't have a script of my own.
I am usually written in Devnagri, Kannada, Malayalam and Roman script.
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I am a proud parent of 10 dialects and grandparent of 30 sub-dialects.
Let me introduce you to two of my children and their children.
✨ Karnataka Konkani 💫North Kanara Konkani 💫Nawayathi 💫South Kanara Hindu Konkani 💫South Kanara Christian Konkani
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Here are a few interesting facts about me!
✨According to the legends, Parashurama, the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu, shot an arrow in the Sea and instructed the Sea Lord to retreat to the level where the arrow was placed.The new land that came into being was called 'Konkan' - corner of the earth. The language of this land was called Konkani.
✨With Goa being a thriving commercial centre in ancient times, a number of Turks and Arabs visited the place frequently. As a result, multiple Persian and Arabic words came into the Konkani language. Some of them include dusman (enemy) and karz (debt).
✨When the Portuguese invaded Goa, they tried to force their language and culture on the local people. All the Konkani literature was burnt in 1548 and the use of the local language was banned. To safeguard their language, a number of locals fled to nearby states and provinces. As a result, the language developed different forms.
✨The Konkani Wikipedia project took off in 2006 and the site has close to 100 articles now.
✨There are around 7.4 million native speakers around the world.
✨I am also the 9th on the list of Official Languages of Constitution of India under the 8th schedule ( articles 344(1) and 355) and I am the official language of Goa.
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So now let's move on to learning a few basics sentences.
✨कषी अस तू?✨ Kashi as tu? How are you?
✨तुगेले नाव कसने?✨ Tugele naav kasane? What's your name?
✨देव लाइक करो तुगेले✨ Dev laaik karo tugele! May God bless you!
