Language:  Konkani

Approximate Global Speakers

6,425,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

11

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Map Notes
PRIMARY Language
(11 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
Anduran India 3,000
Byari (Beary) India 542,000
Devadiga Kalavant India 8,500
Gauda, tribe India 128,000
 Giddikki India 85,000
 Goanese Sri Lanka 2,300
 Gudigar India 3,400
Komarpaik India 32,000
Kunbi, tribe India 5,400
Navait India 67,000
Patramela India 5,500
  Totals:  11     8
SECONDARY Language
(278 people groups)
Click column headings for sorting ▲▼
Photo People Group Country Population Progress Scale
 Adi Dravida India 8,753,000
 Adi Karnataka India 3,472,000
Ager (Hindu traditions) India 17,000
 Agri India 523,000
 Aguri India 617,000
Anglo India 158,000
 Ansari India 12,713,000
 Badhai (Hindu traditions) India 7,815,000
Badhai Kharadi India 19,000
Badhai Konkani India 58,000
Badhi (Hindu traditions) India 96,000
 Bairagi (Hindu traditions) India 4,203,000
 Baiti India 53,000
Bajgar India 2,000
 Balai (Hindu traditions) India 2,688,000
 Balija (Hindu traditions) India 1,803,000
Bandi (Hindu traditions) India 5,700
 Bangali Muslim Moghal India 2,080,000
 Bania Agarwal India 5,822,000
 Bania Agrahari India 388,000
Bania Bhatia India 41,000
 Bania Chetti India 849,000
 Bania Gahoi India 413,000
Bania Gujar India 232,000
 Bania Jaiswal India 144,000
 Bania Kasarwani India 505,000
 Bania Kasaundhan India 602,000
Bania Khandelwal India 112,000
 Bania Lad India 159,000
Bania Mahajan India 229,000
 Bania Mahesri India 443,000
 Bania Mahur India 1,038,000
Bania Modh India 90,000
 Bania Nima India 100,000
 Bania Oswal India 501,000
Bania Pancham India 45,000
 Bania Porwal India 394,000
Bania Saitwal India 57,000
 Bania Srimali India 431,000
Bania Ummad India 357,000
 Bania unspecified India 17,064,000
 Banijiga India 897,000
 Banjara (Hindu traditions) India 7,234,000
 Banjara Rathod (Hindu traditions) India 502,000
Bant India 1,700
 Baria (Hindu traditions) India 309,000
 Basor India 1,101,000
 Bazigar (Hindu traditions) India 389,000
 Bedar (Hindu traditions) India 2,437,000
Bedar Naik Makkalu India 123,000
 Beldar (Hindu traditions) India 2,008,000
Beldar Lonari (Hindu traditions) India 64,000
Beldar Mith Gauda India 1,600
Beldar Narmada Uppara India 24,000
 Bhampta India 53,000
 Bhandari India 773,000
Bhansala India 332,000
 Bhat (Hindu traditions) India 1,647,000
Bhathiara (Muslim traditions) India 223,000
 Bhatia (Hindu traditions) India 280,000
 Bhil unspecified India 14,662,000
 Bhoi (Hindu traditions) India 5,941,000
 Bohra India 1,322,000
 Boya India 4,519,000
Brahmin Anavala India 100,000
 Brahmin Chitpavan India 575,000
 Brahmin Deshastha India 670,000
Brahmin Devarukha India 39,000
 Brahmin Gaud Saraswat India 337,000
 Brahmin Gaur India 3,675,000
Brahmin Havik India 30,000
 Brahmin Kanaujia India 5,143,000
 Brahmin Kannada India 535,000
Brahmin Karbadu India 68,000
Brahmin Karhada India 97,000
Brahmin Mahratta India 561,000
Brahmin Mukkaniyar India 29,000
 Brahmin Sanadhya India 3,262,000
 Brahmin Saraswat India 719,000
 Brahmin Sawaria India 5,175,000
 Brahmin unspecified India 34,992,000
 Budega Jangam India 348,000
 Chalvadi India 254,000
 Chamar (Hindu traditions) India 54,787,000
 Chamar (Sikh traditions) India 1,837,000
Chaptegar India 8,000
 Charan (Hindu traditions) India 378,000
Charodi India 5,600
Cheruman (Hindu traditions) India 447,000
 Chhipa (Hindu traditions) India 536,000
 Chitara India 6,400
 Chitrakar (Hindu traditions) India 74,000
 Christian India 1,504,000
 Dabgar (Hindu traditions) India 138,000
 Darzi (Hindu traditions) India 2,484,000
 Darzi Namdev (Hindu traditions) India 140,000
 Devadiga (Hindu traditions) India 182,000
 Devanga India 582,000
 Devipujak Vaghri (Hindu traditions) India 669,000
 Dhangar Bharwad India 3,331,000
 Dhanka India 502,000
 Dhobi (Hindu traditions) India 12,673,000
 Dhobi (Muslim traditions) India 1,156,000
 Dhobi Parit India 303,000
 Dhodia India 814,000
 Dhor India 179,000
 Dubla unspecified India 463,000
Galada Konkani India 900
 Gamit India 545,000
 Gandla India 86,000
 Gangakula India 1,844,000
Gatti India 7,700
 Gauda India 2,429,000
 Gawli India 21,000
Ghadi India 7,300
 Ghanchi (Hindu traditions) India 136,000
 Goanese India 699,000
 Goanese Pakistan 15,000
 Gond unspecified India 10,191,000
Gondaru India 116,000
 Gondhali India 70,000
 Gosain unspecified India 1,382,000
Goudu India 8,500
 Gujar (Hindu traditions) India 8,549,000
Habura India 9,000
 Hajam India 2,368,000
 Hakki Pikki India 29,000
 Halba India 872,000
 Halwakki Wakkal India 164,000
Hanabar India 91,000
 Hijda India 212,000
 Holar India 195,000
 Holaya India 967,000
 Ilavan India 6,754,000
Ilavan Christian India 139,000
 Jat (Hindu traditions) India 16,163,000
 Jogi (Hindu traditions) India 3,816,000
 Kachari (Hindu traditions) India 98,000
 Kadia (Hindu traditions) India 181,000
Kadu Kuruba India 28,000
 Kahar (Hindu traditions) India 9,759,000
 Kaikadi India 402,000
 Kaikolan India 2,752,000
 Kalal (Hindu traditions) India 2,614,000
 Kalal Idiga India 2,093,000
 Kamalia India 20,000
Kamathi India 256,000
Kanai India 73,000
 Kanjar (Hindu traditions) India 252,000
 Kapu unspecified India 14,045,000
 Kasar (Hindu traditions) India 783,000
Kasar Otari India 27,000
 Kathodi India 374,000
 Kayastha (Hindu traditions) India 7,148,000
 Khangar (Hindu traditions) India 410,000
 Kharva (Hindu traditions) India 494,000
 Khatik (Hindu traditions) India 2,693,000
 Khavar India 174,000
 Khoja India 505,000
 Kokna India 1,292,000
 Kolhati India 34,000
 Koli (Hindu traditions) India 2,682,000
 Koli Dhor India 492,000
 Koli Mahadev India 2,001,000
 Koli Malhar India 372,000
 Koli of Gujarat India 9,900,000
Koli Son India 2,200
 Kolowar India 288,000
 Koracha, caste India 85,000
 Korama unspecified India 139,000
 Korwa India 535,000
 Koshti India 1,329,000
Kotegar India 7,900
 Kudumi India 337,000
 Kui Khond India 1,585,000
 Kumhar (Kusavar) (Hindu traditions) India 18,743,000
 Kunbi (Hindu traditions) India 15,725,000
Kunbi Anjna India 462,000
 Kunbi Kadwa India 1,404,000
 Kunbi Konkani India 798,000
 Kunbi Lewa India 2,400,000
 Kuravan (Hindu traditions) India 497,000
 Kuruba India 4,896,000
 Lingayat India 4,092,000
 Lohana India 696,000
 Lohar (Hindu traditions) India 11,351,000
 Machhi (Hindu traditions) India 940,000
Machhi Mitna India 22,000
 Mahar (Buddhist traditions) India 11,375,000
 Mahar (Christian traditions) India 497,000
Mahratta Gomatang India 88,000
 Mahratta Jadhav India 3,340,000
 Mahratta Konkani India 672,000
Mahratta Kshatriya India 67,000
 Mahratta Kunbi India 9,087,000
 Mahratta Shinde India 661,000
 Mahratta unspecified India 31,574,000
 Mahyavanshi India 1,992,000
 Mala (Hindu traditions) India 6,764,000
 Malabar Catholic India 3,195,000
 Mali (Hindu traditions) India 12,552,000
 Mallik (Muslim traditions) India 671,000
 Mang Garudi India 92,000
 Mangala India 2,199,000
 Mappila India 10,436,000
Matang (Christian traditions) India 222,000
 Matang (Hindu traditions) India 3,097,000
Meda India 51,000
 Megh (Hindu traditions) India 4,739,000
 Mochi (Hindu traditions) India 2,328,000
 Moger unspecified India 131,000
 Munda India 4,402,000
Nadar (Christian traditions) India 1,452,000
 Nadar (Hindu traditions) India 3,390,000
 Nai (Hindu traditions) India 14,140,000
 Naikda India 4,299,000
 Nair India 7,779,000
Nalakeyava India 7,500
 Nayadi India 102,000
 Oraon India 5,353,000
 Pan India 1,622,000
 Pandaram India 33,000
Pangul India 25,000
 Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) India 2,490,000
 Pardhan India 379,000
 Pardhi India 434,000
 Pashtun, Pathan India 9,215,000
 Patharwat India 44,000
Patvekari (Hindu traditions) India 34,000
Phudgi India 12,000
 Pinjara India 3,938,000
Prabhu Kayastha India 328,000
Prabhu Patane India 75,000
 Rabari (Hindu traditions) India 1,270,000
 Raddi India 91,000
Rajpur India 60,000
 Rajput (Hindu traditions) India 27,712,000
 Rajput (Muslim traditions) India 1,966,000
Rajput Mahratta (Hindu traditions) India 94,000
Ramoshi India 384,000
 Rangrez (Hindu traditions) India 423,000
 Rathawa India 779,000
 Sali India 1,227,000
 Samagara India 107,000
Sangar India 41,000
 Satnami India 2,120,000
 Sayyid India 9,296,000
 Shaikh unspecified India 72,220,000
 Somvanshi India 593,000
 Sonar (Hindu traditions) India 8,322,000
Sonar Aksali India 81,000
Sudra India 7,100
 Syrian Christian India 4,440,000
 Tamboli (Hindu traditions) India 2,226,000
 Targala India 43,000
 Teli (Hindu traditions) India 22,446,000
 Teli (Muslim traditions) India 2,026,000
 Teli Ganiga (Hindu traditions) India 44,000
 Thakkar India 698,000
Thandan (Hindu traditions) India 276,000
Tirmali India 17,000
 Vaddar (Hindu traditions) India 4,197,000
 Vakkaliga unspecified India 6,713,000
Valmiki (Buddhist traditions) India 27,000
Valmiki (Christian traditions) India 126,000
 Valmiki (Hindu traditions) India 5,842,000
 Valmiki Mehtar India 151,000
 Vanjara India 1,145,000
 Vanniyan India 13,734,000
 Varli India 1,487,000
Velan India 102,000
Velip India 38,000
 Vellalan unspecified India 1,800,000
 Viswakarma Asari India 782,000
 Viswakarma unspecified India 7,661,000
 Yadav (Hindu traditions) India 41,186,000
 Yadav Gola India 5,680,000
 Yadav Gualbans (Hindu traditions) India 5,827,000
  Totals:  278     263

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Agari of Kolaba
Amchigela
Bakoti
Bankoti
Central Konkan
Chitapavani
Concorinum
Cugani
Damani
Dhed
Ghati (Maoli)
Holia
Kathodi
Katvadi
Kayasthi
Konkan Standard
Konkanese
Konkani Mangalorean
Kunabi
Mahari (Dhed)
Mangalorean Konkani
Maoli
North Konkan
Parabhi (Damani)
Parvari
Sangamesvari (Bakoti)
Thakari
Thakri
Thakua
Thakura
Thakuri (Thakari)

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Agri
Antruzi
Bankoti
Bardeshi
Bhandari
Bicholi
Cancona
Chitpavani
Dhanagari
Dhangari
Ghati
Karhadi
Karwari
Kiristav
Kodiyali
Koli
Koli.
Konkanese
Kudali
Kudumbi
Kunbi
Mahari
Malvani
Malwani
Maoli
Nawayathi
Parabhi
Sangameshwari
Sangamesvari
Sashti
Siddi
Thakri
Thakuri

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Bakoti
Bankoti
Central Konkan
Concorinum
Cugani
Damani
Dhed
Holia
Kayasthi
Kholi
Konkan Standard
Konkanese
Konkani: Koli
Konkani: Koli.
Kunabi
Mangalorean
Maoli
North Konkan
Parvari
Thakari
Thakri
Thakua
Thakura