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The Konkani people ( also , ) are a linguistic community found mainly in the Konkan Coast of western India whose mother-tongue is the Konkani language. They originate from coastal Karnataka and Goa. The word ''Konkan'' and, in turn ''Konkani'', is derived from '' or . Different authorities explain etymology of this word differently. Some include: *''Koṇ'' meaning top of the mountain. *Name of aboriginal mother goddess, which is sometimes sanskritised to mean goddess Renuka. Thus the name ''Konkane'', comes from the word ', which means ''the people of Konkan''. The Konkani people speak different dialects of Konkani, their native tongue; although a very high percentage are bilingual.〔(Language in India )〕 ==Denominations== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Konkani people」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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