Portuguese Speaking Village | Ronaldo’s Language In India | CR7 Language | Bharat Yatra | MH EP12

Portuguese Speaking Village | Ronaldo’s Language In India | CR7 Language | Bharat Yatra | MH EP12

Korlai is a quaint village which was one of the major Portugese hubs back in the day. About an hour away from Alibaug, the beach has a lighthouse and fort that can be visited

Korlai fort is located about 15 kms from Alibaug bus depot. If you take the road, it’s about 115 kms away from Mumbai. A ferry ride will get you there in about 1 and a half hours or so. The most efficient way to reach Korlai is through a ferry ride. The Bhaucha Dhakka or ferry wharf in Mazgaon has ferry services plying from 6.30 am to 5.30 pm. The route to Revas takes you to the islands of Khanderi and Underi and eventually to, Korlai Fort. You can even take you bike on the ferry by paying an addition charge of INR 150.


Korlai Portuguese is an Indo-Portuguese creole based on the Portuguese language, spoken by approximately 1,000 inhabitants of the Korlai village at the Korlai fort, a former possession of the Portuguese in Goa and Bombay. Their speech is referred to as Korlai creole, Korlai Portuguese, Kristi or Nɔw-ling by the speakers themselves, which translates to "our language" in Portuguese. The speakers are a part of a very close-knit community, and refer to themselves as the Kristi community bound by their affiliation to the Christian denomination, of Roman Catholicism in India.[2] Korlai is situated in the Raigad district (Colaba district) of the Konkan division named after the Colaba fort, 150 kilometers south of Mumbai (Bombay), in Maharashtra, India. The speakers are of a homogenous Roman Catholic pocket in an area otherwise dominated by Konkani Muslim and Hindu Marathi-Konkani speaking inhabitants.

Chaul was an important trade city near Korlai and was first visited by the Portuguese in 1505. This area was previously under the Muslim rule from 1318. The Portuguese and the Muslim ruler maintained a friendly relation, however, the relation soon experienced tension and a war broke out. During this time 600 casados, i.e. Portuguese men married the native women who were living outside the Chaul fort along with a large number of Hindu and Muslim shopkeepers.[2] In 1594, the Portuguese took over the fort along with Korlai in the valley of the marro (hill). By 1630, a small Christian community grew when the church, Nossa Senhora do Mar 'Our Lady of the Sea' was built on the hill. The slaves and the offspring of the casados [Portuguese men] and soldadas [Soldiers] were mainly Christian converts.[4] The Portuguese abandoned Chaul and the hill to move to Goa in 1740. After the departure of the Portuguese, many Christians moved to other Portuguese territories while the Christians of the lower-castes moved closer to the church as the Marathas took control of the region.



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Portuguese speaking
Portuguese speaking village in Maharashtra
Portuguese speaking in Goa
Portuguese speaking English
Portuguese speaking village in India
Portuguese bhasha
Portuguese bhasha
Korlai
Korlai fort
Korlai village
Korlai beach alibaug
Korlai killa
Korlai village Portuguese
Korlai fort history


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