What is a Konkani? Trivia- Let's see if you know.......?

Question

Sorry if I sound a bit dumbfounded by this but I am not sure of what a Konkani is or this history. After looking over a 'search query' ran on Yahoo answers it is come to my attn that it is related to Goa and Goans. So if anyone can explain to me the history, origins, why the term "konkani", lineage, that would be helpful.

Additionally, if you happen to know what a "pinoy" or "pinay" as well that would be great!

Lastly, what is manglik?

Ok answer what you can! thanks!

Answer 1

A language from India

Answer 2

Pinoy & Pinay:

Pinoy is a term used by Filipinos for their compatriots in the Philippines and around the world. Filipinos usually refer to themselves informally as Pinoy (feminine: Pinay), which is formed by taking the last four letters of the word 'Pilipino' and adding the diminutive suffix -y. The word was coined by expatriate Filipino Americans during the 1920s and was later adopted by Filipinos in the Philippines.

Pinoy is a term of endearment and is rarely used in formal settings. The term is akin to that of a nickname which is used by close family members and friends so that one who uses it somehow already developed some close ties with Filipinos.

The term especially gained popular currency in the late 1970s in the Philippines when a surge in patriotism made a hit song of Filipino folksinger Heber Bartolome's "Tayo'y mga Pinoy" (We are Filipinos).

Manglik:

Manglik also known as Mangal Dosha is mentioned in Indian astrology (Jyotisha). It is an astrological condition that occurs if Mars is in the 1, 4, 7, 8, or 12th house of the lunar chart. Mangal Dosha is supposed to be devastating for women.

It is a search criteria on some Indian and UAE dating websites. It is believed by these superstitious people that if two mangliks marry, the negative effects are supposed to cancel each other out.

Konkani:

Konkan, also called the Konkan Coast or Karavali is the name given to a stretch of rugged and beautiful section of the western coastline of India from Ratnagiri to Mangalore. The sapta-Konkan is a slightly larger region described in the Skanda-purana.

Konkan is also one of six divisions of the state of Maharashtra.

Residents of Konkan and their descendants are called Konkanis. The name may also refer specifically to the Konkani people, an ethnic group of the region; most of them speak the Konkani language, which is from the Indo-European family of languages.

Answer 3

Konkani is referred to the persons, who happen to live near the borders of Maharastra and Goa, within the territory of Goa, of course. It was told by someone that the Konkani's were born out of relationship with Portugese father and females of Indian origin.

Mangalik, in Indian Astrology means: A person born at the influence of Malefic plannet i.e., born during the influence of Rahu, Ketu or Sani ( Saturn ). It is believed that these persons are not meant to marry another person from other Benefic Planets ( the rest). These planets, (malefic), are not auspicious for the persons born under this influence. Persons born under such influence are normally: dark, lanky, bad teeth, too much hairy, quarrelsome, cruel, cunning, ugly etc.
Please donot mind about my comments on Mangalik.

Answer 4

People belonging to the Konkan region of India are called Konkanis, It is same as people from India are called Indians and people from America are called Americans.
Manglik is a word used by astrologers in horoscopes .Mars (Mangal) placed in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th, 8th and 12th house from ascendant (Lagna), Moon and Venus results in the Mangalik Dosha.

Answer 5

Pinoy slang for male in tagalog
Pinay for girl in tagalog

Konkani is native language of Goa.
konkani script is like latin or can be written like devangiri


Read the links below

Answer 6

THE auditory texture of Goan linguistic environment is predominantly Konkani, the language spoken in most Goan homes, in the streets and the local marketplace in the state. According to the 1991 Census, of the 17,60,607 Konkani speakers in India 6,02,626 are in Goa, 7,06,397 in Karnataka, 3,12,618 in Maharashtra and 64,008 in Kerala. Konkani belongs to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European family of languages. According to S.M. Katre, a consideration of the main grammatical features of the language would assign Konkani to the South-Western group of Indo-Aryan languages, with Marathi and Gujarati as its nearest of kin and with a tinge of the Central group, mainly, Hindi (1966:173).

Based on a careful historical comparative reconstruction from the modern speech forms by P.B. Pandit (1976), Ashok R. Kelkar presents the regional branching of the modern Indo-Aryan languages (see diagam) in which Konkani and Marathi form a distinct group .

Konkani occupies the southernmost position in the Indo-Aryan linguistic continuum on the Indian peninsula. Towards the North and the North East it merges gradually with Marathi, its closest kin. Towards the South and the South East it gives way to Kannada, a Dravidian language.

There are pockets of Konkani speaking population in and around Mangalore (predominantly a Tulu area) in the South Kanara district of Karnataka and in and around Cochin (predominantly a Malayalam area). These are the result of an exodus, due to religious and cultural reasons, of the Konkani speaking Goans under Portuguese rule – a mass migration of Hindus from the Old Conquests to escape the coercive proselytizing policy of the government, and mass migration of the Christians in the 17th and 18th centuries with a view to avoiding the terror of the Inquisition policy of the Church (see Miranda 1978).

Following N.G. Kalelkar, taking into consideration the historical events and cultural ties of the speakers, the Konkani linguistic continuum could be seen as comprising of three main dialect groups – Northern Konkani, Central Konkani and Southern Konkani (1962: 108). Northern Konkani comprises of the group of Konkani dialects spoken in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra with strong cultural ties to Marathi. Southern Konkani consists of the group of Konkani dialects spoken in the North Kanara district of Karnataka in close contact with Kannada which is the dominant regional means of cultural expression and instruction. Central Konkani subsumes the Konkani dialects in Goa, an erstwhile Portuguese colony. Here Konkani came in close contact with Portuguese language and culture.

MANGLIK is study of love and relationship astrologically.

oops i donot know about Pinoy. sorry.

Answer 7

I don't care

Answer 8

The Konkani people are an Indian ethnic group. According to some, the word derives from "***", meaning 'Mother Earth' and "Kana", meaning 'dust' or 'atom'. The Konkani within the Indian state of Goa have been principally a farming community through most of their history, though now moving increasingly towards tourism. The Konkani people in other states are mainly a business community.
Their current centre is in Goa and are thought by some to have settled there around the 11th century CE. Outside of Goa, Konkani people are also settled along the Konkan coast with concentrated population in Mangalore, south coastal Maharashtra, north coastal Kerala and northern Karnataka.
The Konkani families are known to be large and extended. Most of the families have names like Kamath, Nayak,Bhat, Shanbhag, Puranik, Pai, Kini, Shenoy, Baliga, Acharya and Prabhu. Some of these names are derivatives of their profession or are conferred upon them by their Swami or religious head of the community. The Kamaths, Pais and the Shanbhags are known for their restaurants and hotels which are spread across the country.
Some, though not all, Konkani Hindu Brahmins are known to eat fish. These are primarily Saraswat and Gowda Saraswat Brahmins. There are also populations of Konkani Catholics, converted by the Portuguese starting from the 16th century. Mostly based in Goa, they is also a large community in Mangalore, and also in the Malabar Coast of Kerala. They mostly have Portuguese surnames such as D'Souza, D'Costa, Saldana, Sequeira, Goveas, etc.
Descendants of Konkan Muslims can be found in South Africa [1]. 'Navayath' a muslim community of Bhatkal of coastal Karnataka speaks Konkani. Recent immigrations have resulted in a large number of Konkanis immigrating to the United States and other Western countries. A large number of Goan Konkanis also work in the oil and service industries in the Arab Gulf States.
Some Konkani population are called Daivadyna Brahmins who stay at the Karnataka-Goa border. Surnames start with Shet, Revankar, Palankar, Vernekar, Raikar. Most of them are traditional jewellers.



Konkani (Devanāgarī: कोंकणी koṃkaṇī) is a language of India, and belongs to the Indo-European family of languages. It is derived from the Sanskrit language, and includes a significant vocabulary derived from various Dravidian languages. It has been relatively free of influence of other language with the exception of words from the Portuguese (particularly in areas of Goa), some Kannada and Marathi. There is disagreement on the relationship between Konkani and its neighbouring language Marathi - whether Konkani is a predecessor of Marathi, a language derived from Marathi, or a cousin language of Marathi that evolved simultaneously with it.
The Konkani language is spoken widely in the Konkan region consisting of Goa, south coastal Maharashtra, coastal Karnataka and Kerala, each region having a unique dialect and pronunciation style. The language was brought to these areas by Hindu Konkani speakers fleeing the Portuguese inquisition of Goa during the early years of Portuguese rule. To this day the temple of the Kula Deva (Family Deity) of most Konkani people living outside Goa, can be found within Goa. In areas controlled by the Portuguese during the inquisition (~1560 - 1774), all temples were destroyed by the Portuguese and churches built over them. Konkanis smuggled their deities across the Zuari River into what was then territory ruled by the Adil Shah of Gulbarga. There the temples were maintained in small wooden shacks. After Goa's independence in 1961, Konkanis returned to Goa in large numbers and rebuilt their temples.
Konkani is written in a number of scripts. The dominant ones are Devanagari and Roman, which originated during the Portuguese rule. The Kannada script is used amongst the Konkani population of Karnataka. Malayalam script is used by the expatriate Konkani community, centred around the city of Cochin in Kerala state. In recent years, many of these communities have started producing publications in the widely-known Devanagari script as well as the Roman.
The Konkani language had been in danger of dying out — the progressive Westernisation of the Indian subcontinent (including the strong Portuguese influence in Goa from the 16th century) has resulted in English being widely spoken among Catholics, while local influence has led to Marathi being widely adopted by Konkani Hindus living in coastal Maharashtra. This trend was arrested in 1985 by a strong Konkani movement in Goa that had broad support from both religious groups. Konkani is now widely spoken in Goa, and is the official state language. It has since been given official language status in the Indian Constitution.
The first known printed book in Konkani was written by an English Jesuit priest, Thomas Stephens, and entitled Doutrina Christam (The Doctrine of Christ) (1622). As part of the Portuguese Inquisition, attempts were made to systematically destroy all aspects of Konkani culture. This included temples, which were also the repositories of written scriptures and other works. The present lack of any pre-Portuguese Konkani literature points to the unmerciful destruction of the Konkani heritage. That the language itself survives the more than 400 years of alien subjugation attests to the resilience of nomadic Konkani people.