Konkani Muslims — Konkani / Kokani Muslims is a Muslim sub ethnic group of Maharashtrian Muslims living in the Konkan region of India. They speak the Konkani language. A good number of them live in Mumbai. There is a large Konkani Muslim diaspora community of… … Wikipedia
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