Konkani is unique among major Indian languages in being officially written in five different scripts: Devanagari (official in Goa), Roman (used by many Catholic communities), Kannada (used in Karnataka), Malayalam (used in Kerala), and Perso-Arabic (used by some Muslim communities). This diversity reflects Konkani's geographic spread across multiple states with different literary traditions. Hindi uses Devanagari, Urdu uses Perso-Arabic, and Telugu uses its own distinct script.