Goans
Goenkar,
Goeses | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| (Some notable Goans) Some notable Goans (including those of ancestral descent) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Regions with significant populations | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Goa Maharashtra United Kingdom Portugal Rest of India Rest of the world | 650,000 (2017) 150,000 149,000 100,000 200,000 600,000 (2000) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Languages | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary: Goan Konkani Additional: Marathi (incl. Bombay Mahratti), Hindi–Urdu, Portuguese & English | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Global Predominance: Christianity Global Minority: Hinduism, Islam and others | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Related ethnic groups | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Konkani people: Bombayites, Bombay East Indians, Basseinites, Mangaloreans Norteiro people & Luso-Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||
Due to mass emigration of people (mainly Goan Catholics) from Goa, as well as mass migration from mainland India, since 1961, the ethnic, religious and cultural demographics of Goa have been severely altered. This exchange of population has made the Goan natives a virtual minority in their homeland.
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Goans (Romi Konkani: Goenkar, Portuguese: Goeses) is the demonym used to describe the people native to Goa, India, formerly part of Portuguese India (Estado Português da Índia). They form an ethno-linguistic group resulting from the assimilation of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Indo-Portuguese, Austro-Asiatic ethnic and/or linguistic ancestries. They speak different dialects of the Konkani language, collectively known as Goan Konkani. "Goanese", although sometimes used, is an incorrect term for Goans.