Kupari

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Samvedi Christian community
Religions
Roman Catholicism
Languages
Samvedi Boli Bhasha, Marathi, Kadodi

Kupari (Portuguese : compadre [1] [2] ) referring to the father of one's godchild; word derived from Kumpari and feminine being Kumari or Portuguese Comadre [3] ) or Samvedi Christians are a Roman Catholic Brahmin sub-group of the Bombay East Indian community. This community is concentrated mostly in Bassein (Portuguese : Baçaim), [4] India, which is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) north of Mumbai (Bombay).

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  1. "Difference between "compadre" and "padrino"".
  2. comadre/compadre - WordReference Forums
  3. kumpari [ permanent dead link ]
  4. Vasai fort Archived 2 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine