Konkani Brahmins are Brahmin

Brahmin

Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...

s whose mother-tongue is Konkani

Konkani language

KonkaniKonkani is a name given to a group of several cognate dialects spoken along the narrow strip of land called Konkan, on the west coast of India. This is, however, somewhat an over-generalisation. Geographically, Konkan is defined roughly as the area between the river Damanganga to the north...

; and in some cases, Marathi

Marathi language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...

, two related languages spoken in western India. Konkani Brahmins hail mainly from the southern part of the Maharashtra

Maharashtra

Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

 coast, Goa

Goa

Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...

 and coastal Karnataka.

Most Konkani Brahmins belong to the Smartha sect, which adheres to the Advaita philosophy expounded by Adi Shankaracharya. Others belong to the Madhva

Madhwas

The Madhwa are one community of Brahmins of India, whose members follow the doctrine of Dvaita or Dualism as codified by Madhwa Acharya ....

 sect, who follow the Dvaita

Dvaita

Dvaita is a school of Vedanta founded by Shri Madhvacharya....

 philosophy expounded by Madhvacharya

Madhvacharya

Madhvācārya was the chief proponent of Tattvavāda "Philosophy of Reality", popularly known as the Dvaita school of Hindu philosophy. It is one of the three most influential Vedānta philosophies. Madhvācārya was one of the important philosophers during the Bhakti movement. He was a pioneer in...

. A small minority are also Vaishnavas. Prominent communities among the Konkani brahmins include:

• Saraswat Brahmins, including:
  1. Goud Saraswat Brahmins—speak Konkani
     Konkani language
     KonkaniKonkani is a name given to a group of several cognate dialects spoken along the narrow strip of land called Konkan, on the west coast of India. This is, however, somewhat an over-generalisation. Geographically, Konkan is defined roughly as the area between the river Damanganga to the north...
     
      and Marathi
     Marathi language
     Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
     
     .
  2. Chitrapur Saraswats Brahmins—speak Konkani
     Konkani language
     KonkaniKonkani is a name given to a group of several cognate dialects spoken along the narrow strip of land called Konkan, on the west coast of India. This is, however, somewhat an over-generalisation. Geographically, Konkan is defined roughly as the area between the river Damanganga to the north...
     
     .
  3. Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
     Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins
     Rājāpur/Bhālāvalikar Gauda Sāraswat Brāhmins , as they are known, belong to the "Pancha Gauda Brahmana" groups or "Gaudadi Panchakas". Rājāpur Sāraswat Brahmins are a branch of the saraswat brahmins, who were supposed to have resided on the banks of the legendary Saraswati River. They migrated to...
     
     —speak a dialect of Konkani
     Konkani language
     KonkaniKonkani is a name given to a group of several cognate dialects spoken along the narrow strip of land called Konkan, on the west coast of India. This is, however, somewhat an over-generalisation. Geographically, Konkan is defined roughly as the area between the river Damanganga to the north...
     
      mixed with Marathi called Malvani.
• Daivajna Brahmins known as Shet
  Shett
  Shett, also Shet, Sheth , meaning "Superior", is a honorific title that is common among Daivajnas in west coast of India.-Etymology:...
  
  (Shreshtha) in coastal region.
• Chitpavan
  Chitpavan
  The Chitpavan or Chitpawan, also known as Konkanastha Brahmins , are a Smarta Brahmin community of Konkan, the coastal region of western Maharashtra in India....
  
   Brahmins, also known as "Konkanastha" Brahmins. They speak a dialect of Konkani called as Chitpavani
  Chitpavani Konkani
  Chitpavani is a dialect of the Konkani language as spoken by the Chitpavan community. Chitpavans, as they are known today, evolved as a community in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India. This region lies on the western coast of the country...
  
   and the standard Marathi
  Marathi language
  Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India. It is the official language of the state of Maharashtra. There are over 68 million fluent speakers worldwide. Marathi has the fourth largest number of native speakers in India and is the fifteenth most...
  
  .
• Karhade Brahmins
• Padye
  Padye
  Padye Brahmin community hails from Goa, commonly known as "Bhatt" ,they speak a unique dialect of Konkani known as "Bhati Bhasha".-Etymology:...
  
  —speak a dialect of Konkani called Bhati Bhasha
  Bhati Bhasha
  Bhati Bhasa is a dialect of Konkani spoken by Padye Brahmins of Goa who belong to the Karhade Brahmin group. This dialect is nasal and has many Marathi words. The people who speak this dialect are called Bhatts in Goa....
  
  .
• Bhatt Prabhu
  Bhatt Prabhu
  Bhatt Prabhu Brahmin community belongs to Panch Darvida category of Brahmins, and claiming to be a sub-caste of Karhade Brahmin community.-About the clan:...
  
  —speak the standard Antruzi dialect of Konkani.
• The Bamonn
  Roman Catholic Brahmin
  The Roman Catholic Brahmin, also referred to asBamonn in Konkani, is a caste among the Goan and Mangalorean Catholics, of modern-day descendants of Konkani Brahmin converts to Roman Catholicism.-Origins:In Goa, the Brahmins were originally engaged in the priestly occupation, but had taken up...
  
   caste among the Goan
  Goan Catholics
  The Goan Catholics are an ethno-religious community of Roman Catholics and their descendants from the state of Goa, located on the west coast of India. They are Konkani people and speak the Konkani language...
  
   and Mangalorean Catholics, comprise present-day descendants of Konkani Brahmin converts to Roman Catholicism.