Konkani people
（重定向自Konkanis）
![Distribution of native Konkani speakers in India](/Images/godic/202501/22/Konkanispeakers4738.png")
![Baji Rao I, the second Peshwa of the Maratha Empire, was a Konkani and belonged to the Chitpavan community[13][14][15]](/Images/godic/202501/22/Brahmin_Warrior4739.jpg")
The Konkani people (Koṅkaṇī lok also Koṅkaṇe, Koṅkaṇstha) are a linguistic community found mainly in the Konkan Coast of south western India whose mother-tongue is the Konkani language. They originate from coastal Karnataka and Goa.
The word Konkan and, in turn Konkani, is derived from Kuṅkaṇ or Kuṅkaṇu. Different authorities explain etymology of this word differently. Some include: