Tags: Ethnic Group.
Goan (Konkani: गोंयकार Goenkar) is the demonym used to describe the people of the Indian state of Goa who form an ethno-linguistic group resulting from the assimilation of Indo-Aryan Dravidian and Austro-Asiatic ethnic and/or linguistic ancestries. They speak different dialects of Konkani natively. Goan Hindus refer to themselves as Konkane (Devanagari:कोंकणे) meaning the residents of Konkan. Goanese is an incorrect usage for Goans.
