Goan Konkani

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Goan Konkani may have different meanings in different contexts.

Under the ISO 639-3 classification, all the dialects of the Konkani language except for those that come under Maharashtrian Konkani are collectively assigned the language code ISO 639:gom and called as Goan Konkani. In this context, it includes dialects spoken ouside the state of Goa, such as Mangalorean Konkani, Chitpavani Konkani and Malvani Konkani

In common usage, Goan Konkani refers collectively only to those dialects of Konkani spoken primarily in the state of Goa, e.g. the Antruz, Bardeskari and Saxtti dialects.

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