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Kupari ((ポルトガル語:compadre)〔http://www.proz.com/kudoz/812894〕〔(comadre/compadre - WordReference Forums )〕 referring to the father of one's godchild; word derived from ''Kumpari'' and feminine being ''Kumari'' or Portuguese ''Comadre''〔(kumpari )〕) or Samvedi Christians are a sub-group of East Indian community. This community is concentrated mostly in Bassein ((ポルトガル語:Baçaim)),〔(Vasai fort )〕 India, which is about north of Mumbai. Kupari Ancestors were Mixture of Samvedic Brahmins, Goans and Portuguese because of inter marriages between them. The population is about 40,000 to 45,000. The language spoken by the Kupari community is called Kadodi, which is a mixed dialect of Marathi, Konkani, and with very few words derived from Portuguese. 97% of this population is Roman Catholic,〔(Diocese of Vasai )〕 and the remaining minority is a mixed population of various Christian Protestant sects. Education along with religion and missionary works has helped upliftment of the Samvedi Christian community . They have 100% literacy rate. ==History== The Samvedi Christian community came into existence during the Portuguese rule of Vasai in the 15th century when most of the Samvedi Brahmans forcefully converted to Christianity as their possessions were confiscated and they were ostracized by orthodox Brahmans. Samvedi Christians are originally Samvedi Brahmans. Their language is known as the Samvedi language which is a dialect of Marathi. Till the late 1960s and early 1970s the population was highly dependent on farming. The Samvedi Christian community is mostly concentrated around these parishes in northern Vasai:〔http://kuparicommunity.org/page2.html〕 *Agashi *Nirmal - Holy Cross *Nandakhal *Gass *Bhuigaon - Holy Family Church *Vatar *Umrala *Nanbhat *Shrilaiwadi *Bolinj *Mardes *Wagholi *Gomes Ali *Rajodi 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「Kupari」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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