Goans are multilingual, but mainly speak the Konkani language, a Prakrit based language belonging to the Southern group of Indo-Aryan Languages.
Various dialects of Konkani spoken by the Goans which include Bardezkari, Saxtti, Pednekari and Antruz.
The Konkani spoken by the Catholics is notably different from those of the Hindus, since it has a significant Portuguese influence in its vocabulary.
Konkani was suppressed for official use under the Portuguese governance, and therefore played only a minor part in education until annexation by the Republic of India.
All Goans were educated in the Portuguese language in the past when Goa was an overseas province of Portugal.

Goans use Devanagari (official) and Latin script (liturgical and historical) for education as well as communication (personal, formal and religious).
However the entire liturgy of the Catholic church is solely in the Latin script.
In the past Goykanadi, Modi, Kannada and Persian scripts were also used which later fell into disuse owing to many social, political and religious reasons.

Portuguese is still spoken by a number of Goans, though it is mainly restricted to upper class Christian families and the older generation.

The Marathi language has played a significant role for Hindus near the northern borders of Goa close to Maharashtra and parts of Novas Conquistas.
This is due to the influx of ethnic Marathi people to the area since the late 20th Century.
Goans are multilingual, but mainly speak the Konkani language, a Prakrit based language belonging to the Southern group of Indo-Aryan Languages. Various dialects of Konkani spoken by the Goans which include Bardezkari, Saxtti, Pednekari and Antruz. The Konkani spoken by the Catholics is notably different from those of the Hindus, since it has a significant Portuguese influence in its vocabulary. Konkani was suppressed for official use under the Portuguese governance, and therefore played only a minor part in education until annexation by the Republic of India. All Goans were educated in the Portuguese language in the past when Goa was an overseas province of Portugal.
Goans use Devanagari (official) and Latin script (liturgical and historical) for education as well as communication (personal, formal and religious). However the entire liturgy of the Catholic church is solely in the Latin script. In the past Goykanadi, Modi, Kannada and Persian scripts were also used which later fell into disuse owing to many social, political and religious reasons.
Portuguese is still spoken by a number of Goans, though it is mainly restricted to upper class Christian families and the older generation.
The Marathi language has played a significant role for Hindus near the northern borders of Goa close to Maharashtra and parts of Novas Conquistas. This is due to the influx of ethnic Marathi people to the area since the late 20th Century.
Goans