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KONKANI MOTHER TONGUE OF

GOA

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Roll no D-22-208
BBA FY B DIVISION
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Evolution under Portuguese

With Portuguese strengthening their hold over Goa, the

colonial rulers faced a dilemma. As the influence of
local scripts, especially Devnagari ebbed under
Portuguese rule for several reasons the foreign
administrators were forced to look for alternatives to
communicate with locals. Hence arose a new version
of Konkani, liberally interspersed with Portuguese
words and written in Roman alphabet.
Generally, Konkani is called as a colloquial version of
Marathi, the official language of Maharashtra state.
However, various researches indicate, Marathi is an
offshoot of Konkani. A paper presented by the Goa
University in 2014 and studies by independent
researchers from India and abroad suggest, Konkani
was spoken by Indo-Austric tribes- Kukna (or Kokna)
and Gamit. They are believed to have arrived in India
from Central Asia or Eastern Europe around 50,000
years ago. Theories say, these tribes traveled over the
Saraswati River towards south-western India and
eventually settled along coastal regions from
Maharashtra to Kerala.
Is believed they settled around Gomanchal Parbat (or
part of modern day Sahayadri mountain range in
Goa) and flourished. And so did Konkani
language.
 KONKANI EMBATTLED

History of Goa as well as Konkan (or Kokan) region of

Maharashtra, Karnataka and a small stretch of Kerala indicates it
was ruled by several ancient dynasties. These include Konkan
Maurya, a branch of the famous Maurya dynasty founded by
Emperor Chandragupta of Pataliputra (now Patna). Around 297
BC and 273 BC, Emperor Chandragupta Maurya’s son,
Bindusara gained control over much of southern India, including
Konkani speaking regions
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