ABSTRACT
Konkani is spoken in Goa as well as in parts of the neighbouring states of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala where Konkani speakers from Goa migrated mostly after the Portuguese arrived. The Portuguese conquered the central portion of Goa in the first half of the sixteenth century. This consists of the talukas of Bardes and Tiswadi to the north of the river Zuari and the talukas of Saxtti and Mormugao to the south. They called this area Velhas Conquistas (Old Conquests). The peripheral portions of Goa consisting of all the other talukas were conquered in the latter half of the eighteenth century. So, these were called Novas Conquistas (New Conquests).
