The Novas Conquistas or "New Conquests" are a group of seven concelhos (municipalities) of Goa and Damaon , officially known as Portuguese India . They were added into Goa in the 18th century AD, a comparatively later date than the original three concelhos that make up the Velhas Conquistas or "Old Conquests".
21-532: The seven concelhos of the Novas Conquistas are: Silvassa was a newly acquired area in the Província do Norte . In writing postal addresses, the Novas Conquistas were abbreviated "N.C." In December 1764, Hyder Ali , the king of Mysore , sent his general Fazalullah Khan northward into Soonda via Bednur, where landowners who resisted his administration met severe retribution. Fearing capture,
42-841: A 50%–65% lexical similarity with Hindi (this is based on a Swadesh 210 word list comparison). It has many cognate words with Hindi. Notable phonetic correspondences include /s/ in Hindi with /h/ in Marwari. For example, /sona/ 'gold' (Hindi) and /hono/ 'gold' (Marwari). Pakistani Marwari [mve] shares 87% lexical similarity between its Southern subdialects in Sindh (Utradi, Jaxorati, and Larecha) and Northern subdialects in Punjab (Uganyo, Bhattipo, and Khadali), 79%–83% with Dhakti [mki], and 78% with Meghwar and Bhat Marwari dialects. Mutual intelligibility of Pakistani Marwari [mve] with Indian Marwari [rwr]
63-454: A few citizens who speak Portuguese as their first or second language. Far from being a tribal region, Silvassa has now developed into an industrial hub with major industrial companies setting up manufacturing bases in the region. Its initial tax-free status granted by the Indian government to boost industrial investment in the former Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli has contributed to
84-517: A population of 98,265. Gujarati and Hindi are the most commonly spoken languages in Silvassa; as the city lies in the northern part of Nagar Haveli , Gujarati and its dialects are more widely spoken compared to the southern part of Nagar Haveli, where Marathi , Konkani and its dialects hold prominence. As with most larger towns and cities in India (with a somewhat centralised location), Silvassa
105-471: A regular interval and easily available from Vapi (E) railway station. Gujarat Road Transport Buses ply between Silvassa and Vapi at a regular interval. Silvassa Smart City Limited currently operates 10 Electric Buses to and from the Silvassa Bus Stand, destinations include Daman, Vapi, Khanvel, Dudhani, and Mandoni. Marwari language Marwari ( मारवाड़ी , ماروارؕی , Mārwāṛī )
126-495: A well-maintained road network. The nearest railway stations are in Vapi 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) away and Bhilad , 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) away. Daman is 30 km away via Bhilad on National Highway number 8. Mumbai is 160 km away from Silvassa, via Bhilad, on National Highway number 8 Surat is 130 km away from Silvassa, via Bhilad , on National Highway number 8. Auto-rickshaw services ply between Vapi and Silvassa at
147-651: Is a language within the Rajasthani language family of the Indo-Aryan languages . Marwari and its closely related varieties like Dhundhari , Shekhawati and Mewari form a part of the broader Marwari language family. It is spoken in the Indian state of Rajasthan , as well as the neighbouring states of Gujarat and Haryana , some adjacent areas in eastern parts of Pakistan , and some migrant communities in Nepal . There are two dozen varieties of Marwari. Marwari
168-944: Is decreasing due to the rapid shift of active speakers in Pakistan to Urdu , their use of the Arabic script and different sources of support medias, and their separation from Indian Marwaris, even if there are some educational efforts to keep it active (but absence of official recognition by Pakistani or provincial government level). Many words have been borrowed from other Pakistani languages. Merwari [wry] shares 82%–97% intelligibility of Pakistani Marwari [mve], with 60%–73% lexical similarity between Merwari varieties in Ajmer and Nagaur districts, but only 58%–80% with Shekhawati [swv], 49%–74% with Indian Marwari [rwr], 44%–70% with Godwari [gdx], 54%–72% with Mewari [mtr], 62%–70% with Dhundari [dhd], 57%–67% with Haroti [hoj]. Unlike Pakistani Marwari [mve],
189-435: Is home to people from virtually every part of the nation, with numerous languages being spoken there besides the widespread Hindi, Marathi or Gujarati; one may hear Bengali , Bhojpuri , Haryanvi , Kannada , Malayalam , Marwari , Odia , Punjabi , Tamil , Telugu or Urdu , amongst other tongues, when in Silvassa. As a former Portuguese colony, Silvassa has a significant Roman Catholic population, and there are still
210-702: Is popularly written in Devanagari script, as are many languages of India and Nepal , including Hindi , Marathi , Nepali , and Sanskrit ; although it was historically written in Mahajani , it is still written in the Perso-Arabic script by the Marwari minority in Eastern parts of Pakistan (the standard/western Naskh script variant is used in Sindh Province , and the eastern Nastalik variant
231-600: Is somewhat similar to other Western Indo-Aryan languages, especially Rajasthani and Gujarati , however, elements of grammar and basic terminology differ enough to significantly impede mutual intelligibility. Marwari is generally written in the Devanagari script, although the Mahajani script is traditionally associated with the language. In Pakistan it is written in the Perso-Arabic script with modifications. Historical Marwari orthography for Devanagari uses other characters in place of standard Devanagari letters. Below
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#1732776524093252-545: Is used in Punjab Province ), where it has educational status but where it is rapidly shifting to Urdu . Marwari has no official status in India and is not used as a language of education. Marwari is still spoken widely in Jodhpur , Pali , Jaisalmer , Barmer , Nagaur , Bikaner . It is believed that Marwari and Gujarati evolved from Old Western Rajasthani or Dingal . Formal grammar of Gurjar Apabhraṃśa
273-606: The Dadra and Nagar Haveli district in Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in western India. It is today the largest city in the union territory. The city was chosen as one of the hundred Indian cities in Government of India 's flagship Smart Cities Mission . The former official name of the city, during Portuguese rule, was Paço de Arcos (Engl.: "palace of arches", also spelled Paço d'Arcos ), named after
294-859: The Raja of Soonda fled to Goa, surrendering his territories below the Western Ghats to the Portuguese in exchange for sanctuary and a fixed annual stipend. The lower territories including the port of Sadashivgad near Karwar were absorbed into the Kingdom of Mysore . These new areas granted by the Raja of Soonda were incorporated into Portuguese Goa . Later in 1783 the Kingdom of Sawantwadi , in order to get Portuguese help against Kolhapur, ceded some parts of Pernem, Bicholim and Sattari to Portugal. The remaining part of Pernem (including Terekhol Fort )
315-603: The Portuguese Ministry of the Overseas, Silvassa was designated as a town ( vila ), and given the name of Paço de Arcos. However, the endemic name prevailed, and the town continued to be known locally and beyond as Silvassa, being referred-to as such in official documents. The town remained the municipal capital until the Indian Annexation of 1954 . According to the 2011 India census , Silvassa had
336-410: The country. Silvassa hosts more than 200,000 floating population, coming from all parts of the country; the laborers mostly hail from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha. Other floating community is from the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Rajasthan. Silvassa is connected to Maharashtra and Gujarat via National Highway 848A . Silvassa has
357-486: The region's industrial growth. The industrial landscape of Silvassa and surrounding region has been altered dramatically. It is one of the largest states in collection of excise duty from more than 3,500 small and medium industries. Silvassa is a big hub for plastic products and its products are found throughout India thanks to their good quality and low cost. Apart from all this, Silvassa is also known for various FMCG distributors like Gajra Distribution having reach throughout
378-683: The town of that same name located in Oeiras , Lisbon . Until about the turn of the century , in the late 1800s, Silvassa was one of many small villages in Portuguese India . Its importance started to increase by the mid-1880s when the Portuguese administration, under then Governor-General Carlos Eugénio Correia da Silva, Count of Paço de Arcos , decided to transfer the seat of the Pragana Nagar Avely municipality further inland from Darará . On 11 February 1885, by decree from
399-469: The use of Merwari remains vigorous, even if its most educated speakers also proficiently speak Hindi [hin]. Marwari languages have a structure that is quite similar to Hindustani (Hindi or Urdu). Their primary word order is subject–object–verb Most of the pronouns and interrogatives used in Marwari are distinct from those used in Hindi; at least Marwari proper and Harauti have a clusivity distinction in their plural pronouns. Marwari vocabulary
420-537: Was ceded in 1788 and thus came to be known as the Novas Conquistas (New Conquests). Unlike the Velhas Conquistas, these areas remained predominantly Hindu as the Portuguese lost their zeal of Christianization. Some lands in what would become the Novas Conquistas region were acquired by the Portuguese prior to the 1783 treaty. Silvassa Silvassa is a city and the headquarters of
441-722: Was written by Jain monk and Gujarati scholar Hemachandra Suri . Marwari is primarily spoken in the Indian state of Rajasthan . Marwari speakers have dispersed widely throughout India and other countries but are found most notably in the neighbouring state of Gujarat and in Eastern Pakistan . Speakers are also found in Bhopal . With around 7.9 million speakers in India according to the 2001 census. Some dialects of Marwari are: Jhunjhunu , Sikar , Neem ka thana districts Indian Marwari [rwr] in Rajasthan shares
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