A unique denomination is the Nosters who were the early converts before the Portuguese (A D. 1200 - 1300 by early missionaries). Most of these were driven away by the kSulkars - the neo-converts of the Portuguese - and are now settled in Bombay, Ratnagiri, llttar Konkan and North Goa.
Among the Muslims few groups have retained the Konkani language and culture. Chief among them are the Navayets who are mainly settled in Bhatkal and the Kufis of North Kanara and Ratnagiri.
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