Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Konkani people (Devanagari: कोंकणी लोक Koṅkaṇī lok कोंकणे Koṅkaṇe or sometimes Konkani: कोंकणस्थ Koṅkaṇstha) form a group of people mainly found in the Konkan Coast of western India whose mother-tongue is the Konkani language. They originate from Goa.The word Konkan and in turn Konkani is derived from Kuṅkaṇ or Kuṅkaṇu.