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Kupari
The Kupari (from Portuguese: compadre referring to the godfather of one's godchild; word derived from Kumpari and feminine being Kumari or Portuguese; comadre) consist of Kadodi Christians and Samvedi Christians, whixh are a Roman Catholic Brahmin sub-group in the Christian Bombay East Indian community, of the people of Konkan division. They are concentrated mostly in Bassein (Vasai) (Portuguese: Baçaim), India, which is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Mumbai (Bombay) city. Kadodi ancestors were a mixture of Samvedi Brahmins, Goan Konkani Brahmins& Portuguese New Christians; because of intermarriages between them. The population is about 40,000 to 45,000. The two Konkani dialects spoken by the Kuparis are Samvedi Boli Bhasha and Kadodi, which are a mixture of Guzerati, Mahratti & Indo-Portuguese. 97% of the population is Roman Catholic and the remaining minority is a mixed population of various Protestant Revolutionary denominations.
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Kupari
Samvedi or Samvedi Christians are a sub-group of East Indian community. This community is concentrated mostly in Bassein, India, which is about 60 kilometres north of Mumbai. Kupari Ancestors were Mixture of Samvedic Brahmins, Goans and Portuguese because of inter marriages between them. The population is about 40,000 to 45,000. The language spoken by the Kupari community is called Kadodi, which is a mixed dialect of Marathi, Konkani, and with very few words derived from Portuguese. 97% of this population is Roman Catholic, and the remaining minority is a mixed population of various Christian Protestant sects. Education along with religion and missionary works has helped upliftment of the Samvedi Christian community . They have 100% literacy rate. The Samvedi Christian community came into existence during the Portuguese rule of Vasai in 15th century when most of the Samvedi Brahmans forcefully converted to Christianity as their possessions were confiscated and they were ostracized by orthodox Brahmans. Smavedi Christians are originally Samvedi Brahmans. Their language is known as the Samvedi language which is a dialect of Marathi. Till the late 1960s and early 1970s the population was highly dependent on farming. The Samvedi Christian community is mostly concentrated around these parishes in northern Vasai:
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of kupari in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of kupari in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- KupariSpanish
- कुपारिHindi
- ಕುಪಾರಿKannada
- KupariPortuguese
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