Konkani in the Roman script
Konkani in the Roman script, commonly known as Roman Konkani or Romi Konknni refers to the writing of the Konkani language in the Roman script. While Konkani is written in five different scripts altogether, Roman Konkani is widely used. Roman Konkani is known to be the oldest preserved and protected literary tradition beginning from the 16th century AD.
Cover of the Doutrina Christam by Fr. Thomas Stephens, the first published work in Roman Konkani and any other Indian language.
Konkani is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Konkani people, primarily in the Konkan region, along the western coast of India. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages mentioned in the Indian Constitution, and the official language of the Indian state of Goa. It is also spoken in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat as well as Damaon, Diu & Silvassa.
Konkani Inscription with 'Maee Shenvi' of 1413 AD, Nagueshi, Goa.
Modern day Goan Konkani in Devanagari
Entrance to Konkani section of the Golden Heart Emporium, Margao, Goa
The campus of the Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK), a research institute working on issues related to the Konkani language, located at Alto Porvorim, near Panaji in Goa