Konkani Muslims >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Konkani / Kokani Muslims is a Muslim sub-ethnic group of Maharashtrian Muslims living in the Konkan region of India. They speak the Konkani language. A good number of them live in Mumbai. There is a large Konkani Muslim diaspora community of economic migrants working in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, the UK, the USA, South Africa and East Africa (where they have been established for almost a century).
Muslims from the Maharashtrian districts of Raigad, Thane, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg as well as from the state of Goa are generally regarded as Konkani Muslims. The Muslims of Southern Raigad and Ratnagiri district speak a dialect of the Marathi language called Bankoti/Sangameshwari, while those from southern Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg and Goa speak the Konkani language. Muslim people of south Sindhudurg near Malvan and the former Maratha princely states of Sawantwadi and Oros speak a dialect of Marathi / Konkani called Málvani language. The main food of Kokni Muslims is non-vegetarian, mostly sea-food. Its staple food is rice and bread made of rice (preferred at dinners) with fish and lentils or vegetables. It is mainly influenced by Maharashtrian cuisine. A small number of Konkani Muslims are also settled in the city of Karachi in Pakistan, particularly in the Kokan Town neighbourhood. They predominantly adhere to the Shafi`i Madhab, unlike most Muslims from the subcontinent who are Hanafis[1]. [edit]External links iKokani-A Complete Kokani Muslim Community Portal Konkani History [show]v · d · eIndian Muslim communities [hide]v · d · eEthnic groups, social groups, and tribes of Goa and Konkan region Saraswats Goud Saraswat Brahmins · Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins · Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins · Kudaldeshkar Gaud Brahman Daivajnas Daivajna Karhades Karhade · Padye · Bhatt Prabhu Konkanasthas Chitpavan Brahmins Maratha Kshatriya Maratha · 96 Kuli Maratha · Konkan Maratha Bhandaris Bhandari Samaj Gomantak Maratha Gomantak Maratha Samaj · Naik Maratha Samaj · Nutan Maratha Samaj · Karwar Naik Samaj Vaishya Vaishya Vani Vishwakarmas Vishwakarma Manu Maya Brahmins · Kansar Kulvadi Gauda and Kunbi · Kunbi Kharvi Kharvi Others Madval · Dhangar · Gavli · Chamar · Mahar (Mhar) · Siddis of Karnataka Roman Catholics Goan Catholics · Karwari Catholics · Mangalorean Catholics Islam Konkani Muslims · Nawayath Related articles Caste system in Goa · Goans · Konkani people -- FN +91-832-2409490 or +91-9822122436 f...@goa-india.org Saligao Goa IN http://fn.goa-india.org Skype: fredericknoronha
