Roman Catholic Kshatriya
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Roman Catholic Kshatriyas (also simply Cxatrias in Romi Konkani, Indo-Portuguese & Indian English) are a modern Christianised caste among Goan, Bombay East Indian, Mangalorean, Kudali & Karwari Catholics. They are patrilineal descendants of Kshatriya and Vaishya Vani converts to the Latin Church, in parts of the Konkan region that were under Portuguese Goan rule.[1][2][3] They are known as Chardo in Goan Konkani,[4] Charodi (Kanarese Tsāroḍi) in Canarese Konkani[1] & as Sandori or Vadval in Damanese and Mahraashtrian Konknni, while others also identify as Bhandari or Khatri in their Bombay East Indian dialects.[5][6]
Main article: Caste system among South Asian Christians
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Chardo | |
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Languages | |
Konkani, British English, Hindi-Urdu& Bombay Mahratti. Previously Indo-Portuguese, Latin & Sanskrit | |
Religion | |
Latin Church in India | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Shetts, Somvanshi Kshatriya Pathareis, Daivajnas, Christian Brahmins, Aagri and Koli Christians, Gauda and Kunbi Christians, & Chaukalshis |
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