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recognized
Konkani in 1975 as an independent and literary language, one of the important factors was the well-preserved literary heritage of Roman Konkani. After Konkani in the Devanagari script was made the official language of Goa in 1987, the Sahitya Akademi supported only writers in the
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dialect is unintelligible to most Goans, let alone other
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aficionados are another group which supports Romi
Konkani. It is argued that giving official recognition to Roman Konkani will help strengthen the language by creating an inclusive environment for users of the Roman script and also to the native Christian majority of
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There are a huge number of people who solely or primarily use the Roman script. As a result of the recognition of only the
Devanagari script, the rich body of Konkani literature written in the Roman script goes unrecognized, unpromoted and unrewarded. When the
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Konkani and in the demand for official recognition for the Roman script alongside the Devanagari script. Some examples of this are the growing online readership for
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applications, appeals or representations and receive orders or notices in Roman script. At present, this is only possible in
Konkani in Devanagari script and in Marathi. However, this recommendation has not yet been implemented.
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in 1986–1987 and have for long used the Roman script including producing literature in Roman script. They are demanding that Roman script be given equal status to Devanagari.
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made vital contributions to the development of Roman Konkani orthography in the early 1600s. Fr. Eduardo Bruno de Souza launched the first Roman Konkani monthly titled
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to introduce Roman Konkani as a separate category in its book publishing scheme with a yearly prize for best literature in Roman Konkani at par with Devanagari
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for Konkani, which is now its official script, first occurred in AD 1187. Roman Konkani was not mandated as official script by law, for decades even after the
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