Marathi–Konkani languages
E311539
Marathi–Konkani languages are a group of closely related Indo-Aryan languages and dialects spoken primarily along India’s western coastal region, especially in Maharashtra, Goa, and parts of Karnataka.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Konkani languages | 1 |
| Marathi–Konkani languages canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2936530 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marathi–Konkani languages Context triple: [Malvani, subclassOf, Marathi–Konkani languages]
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A.
Konkani
Konkani is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily along India’s Konkan coast, especially in Goa and parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra.
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B.
Marathi language
Marathi language is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken in the Indian state of Maharashtra and surrounding regions, with a rich literary tradition and official status in the state.
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C.
Maharashtri Prakrit
Maharashtri Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language historically used in western and central India, especially in classical poetry and drama, and is a key ancestor of several modern Indo-Aryan languages.
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D.
Kurukh
Kurukh is an indigenous Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Oraon tribal communities in eastern and central India.
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E.
Judeo-Marathi
Judeo-Marathi is a Jewish ethnolect of the Marathi language historically used by the Bene Israel and other Jewish communities in western India, incorporating Hebrew and religious terminology into Marathi.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Marathi–Konkani languages Target entity description: Marathi–Konkani languages are a group of closely related Indo-Aryan languages and dialects spoken primarily along India’s western coastal region, especially in Maharashtra, Goa, and parts of Karnataka.
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A.
Konkani
Konkani is an Indo-Aryan language spoken primarily along India’s Konkan coast, especially in Goa and parts of Karnataka and Maharashtra.
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B.
Marathi language
Marathi language is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken in the Indian state of Maharashtra and surrounding regions, with a rich literary tradition and official status in the state.
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C.
Maharashtri Prakrit
Maharashtri Prakrit is an ancient Middle Indo-Aryan language historically used in western and central India, especially in classical poetry and drama, and is a key ancestor of several modern Indo-Aryan languages.
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D.
Kurukh
Kurukh is an indigenous Dravidian language spoken primarily by the Oraon tribal communities in eastern and central India.
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E.
Judeo-Marathi
Judeo-Marathi is a Jewish ethnolect of the Marathi language historically used by the Bene Israel and other Jewish communities in western India, incorporating Hebrew and religious terminology into Marathi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indo-Aryan languages subgroup
ⓘ
language group ⓘ |
| areCloselyRelatedTo | Indo-Aryan coastal dialects ⓘ |
| areSubjectOf | comparative Indo-Aryan linguistics ⓘ |
| geographicalDistribution |
Deccan Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Deccan plateau fringe
Konkan ⓘ
surface form:
Konkan region
|
| hasMajorLanguage |
Konkani
ⓘ
surface form:
Konkani language
Marathi language ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Agri dialect
ⓘ
Ahirani ⓘ Konkani ⓘ
surface form:
Goan Konkani
Goan Marathi dialects ⓘ Konkani ⓘ
surface form:
Koli Konkani
Konkani ⓘ
surface form:
Konkani language
Kudali ⓘ Malvani ⓘ Marathi language ⓘ Varhadi ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Devanagari script
ⓘ
Kannada script ⓘ Perso-Arabic script ⓘ Roman script ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Apabhramsha
ⓘ
Arabic ⓘ Dravidian languages ⓘ Persian language ⓘ
surface form:
Persian
Portuguese language ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese
Prakrit languages ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ |
| linguisticFeature |
SOV word order
ⓘ
extensive verb inflection ⓘ retroflex consonants ⓘ rich case system ⓘ split ergativity in some varieties ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indo-Aryan languages
ⓘ
Indo-European language family ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| recognizedIn |
Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India via Konkani
Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India via Marathi ⓘ |
| shareFeatureWith | Marathi-Konkani dialect continuum ⓘ |
| spokenAlong | western coast of India ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Goa
ⓘ
India ⓘ Karnataka ⓘ Maharashtra ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Southern Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administration in some regions
ⓘ
daily communication ⓘ literature ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marathi–Konkani languages Description of subject: Marathi–Konkani languages are a group of closely related Indo-Aryan languages and dialects spoken primarily along India’s western coastal region, especially in Maharashtra, Goa, and parts of Karnataka.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Konkani languages