Kupari () referring to the father of one's
godchild
Within Christianity, a godparent or sponsor is someone who bears witness to a child's baptism (christening) and later is willing to help in their catechesis, as well as their lifelong spiritual formation. In both religious and civil views, ...
; word derived from ''Kumpari'' and feminine being ''Kumari'' or Portuguese ''
Comadre
The term compadre (, , literally "co-father" or "co-parent"), known in Slavs, Slavic countries as kum (Russian language, Russian and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: кум, ; masculine derived from Balkan Vulgar Latin ''cómmater'' - "godmother") ...
'') or Samvedi Christians are a
Roman Catholic Brahmin
Roman Catholic Brahmin (IAST ''Bamonns'' in Romi Konkani & '' Kupari'' in Bombay East Indian dialects) is a Christianised caste among the Goan, Bombay East Indian & Mangalorean Catholics; who are patrilineal descendants of Konkani Brahmin ...
sub-group of the
Bombay East Indian community. This community is concentrated mostly in
Bassein (Vasai)
Vasai (Konkani and Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �əsəi British English: Bassein; formerly and alternatively Marathi; ''Bajipur'') is a historical place and city located in Palghar district; it was partitioned out of the Thane d ...
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Vasai fort
India, which is about north of Mumbai (Bombay)
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 ...
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See also
*Christian Kshatriyas
Roman Catholic Kshatriyas or Christian Kshatriyas (simply Cxatrias in Romi Konkani, Indo-Portuguese & Indian English) are a modern Christianisation of Goa, Christianised caste among Goan Catholics, Goan, Bombay East Indian, Mangalorean Catholic ...
* Samvedi
*Konkani people
The Konkani people are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group native to the Konkan region of the Indian subcontinent. They speak various dialects of the Konkani language. Following the Konkani language agitation, Konkani becam ...
*Portuguese India
The State of India, also known as the Portuguese State of India or Portuguese India, was a state of the Portuguese Empire founded seven years after the discovery of the sea route to the Indian subcontinent by Vasco da Gama, a subject of the ...
*Marathi people
The Marathi people (; Marathi language, Marathi: , ''Marāṭhī lōk'') or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, ''Marāṭhī'') are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They ...
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Catholic Church in India
Indian Roman Catholics
Social groups of Goa