Goans

Goans

Goenkar, Goeses
Jaime Valfredo Rangel Leena Fernandes José Lisboa Angela Trindade António Figueiredo Vimala Devi Narana Coissoró António Rodrigues Jack de Sequeira Vamona Navelcar António Costa M. C. Albuquerque Sebastião Dalgado Reita Faria Braz Fernandes Joseph Vaz Claire Coutinho Charles Correa Anjanibai Malpekar Frederika Menezes
(Some notable Goans) Some notable Goans (including those of ancestral descent)
Regions with significant populations
Goa Maharashtra United Kingdom Portugal Rest of India Rest of the world	650,000 (2017) 150,000 149,000 100,000 200,000 600,000 (2000)
Languages
Primary: Goan Konkani Additional: Marathi (incl. Bombay Mahratti), Hindi–Urdu, Portuguese & English
Religion
Global Predominance: Christianity Global Minority: Hinduism, Islam and others
Related ethnic groups
Other Konkani people: Bombayites, Bombay East Indians, Basseinites, Mangaloreans Norteiro people & Luso-Indians
Due to mass emigration of people (mainly Goan Catholics) from Goa, as well as mass migration from mainland India, since 1961, the ethnic, religious and cultural demographics of Goa have been severely altered. This exchange of population has made the Goan natives a virtual minority in their homeland. Note: This article is for information on the ethnic Goan people (many in diaspora), and not residents living within the state of Goa.

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Goans (Romi Konkani: Goenkar, Portuguese: Goeses) is the demonym used to describe the people native to Goa, India, formerly part of Portuguese India (Estado Português da Índia). They form an ethno-linguistic group resulting from the assimilation of Indo-Aryan, Dravidian, Indo-Portuguese, Austro-Asiatic ethnic and/or linguistic ancestries. They speak different dialects of the Konkani language, collectively known as Goan Konkani. A small minority speak Portuguese. "Goanese", although sometimes used, is an incorrect term for Goans.