Title: Re: [Assam] Lekhiboloi vs. Likhiboloi
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And that is why we have the
dictionaries which specifys the correct way of spelling a word. It is like
this English word (say) 'country' which has this spelling. Suddenly we
cannot be smarter and try to write it as 'kantry' and say they will enrich
the English language. Like the traditional Assamese word spelling, we need
to standardize the spellings of the Assamese words in Roman script. Yes there
will be some flexibilitie but within certain accepted rules for spelling. For
the Assamese X sound we need to assign a letter from the Roman script, be it X
or Ch or whatever. We need to assign. We cannot say Hobo Diok. We cannot assign
S or SH because those are taken by other sounds.
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 9:05
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Lekhiboloi vs.
Likhiboloi
>"that only makes the language richer and
becomes inclusive. The option of writing a word >like Dex in
other forms (des or desh) might indicate that the language is not just
inclusive >but also has several "accepatble" ways of writing certain words.
Isn't that more welcoming >to others. "
No way, Jose!
You are trying too hard. Dex is an oxomiya term.'Desh' is a Bongali and
Desulai term :-). And they are not the same.
At 8:42 AM -0600 3/13/06, Ram Sarangapani wrote:
>As you know,
a language dies when strict rules start controlling it. Let the user decide
>- Tekhetor lekhiboloi kiba asene, ne likhiboloihe kiba ase.
>Dilip
Deka
Exactly. This is
what I have been trying to convey but to no avail. In their exuberance, I
think some have made the rules more important than the language and ease of
use itself.
I am glad that
there is at least one other person in JP Rajkhowa, who feels that same
way
>I fully
endorse your views on 'lekhiboloi' as synonym of 'likhiboloi' and similarly
>'lekhak' or 'likhak'.
And this is what I wrote a few days ago -
which apparently didn't sit well with the literary leaders of Assmnet
and ruffled their feathers.
"that only makes
the language richer and becomes inclusive. The option of writing a word
like Dex in other forms (des or desh) might indicate that the language
is not just inclusive but also has several "accepatble" ways of writing
certain words. Isn't that more welcoming to others. "
--Ram
On 3/13/06, Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am so glad Assamese language hasn't changed in the last four
decades!
I am assuming from the email address that Mr. J P Rajkhowa
lives in Assam. Do you, Mr. Rajkhowa?
Dilip Deka
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j
p rajkhowa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: 13 Mar 2006 09:54:58 -0000
From: "j p rajkhowa"
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Dilip/Dil Deka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject:
Re: Re: [Assam] Assamese langauge
Dear Shri deka
I fully endorse your views on 'lekhiboloi'
as synonym of 'likhiboloi' and similarly 'lekhak' or 'likhak'. In
practice, lot of people, including scholars use the words synonymously
in their writings.In my opinion, no harm is caused to 'Asamiya bhasa' by
having many more such words carrying exactly the same meaning to an
intelligent reader.
Regards.
JPRajkhowa.
On Sun, 12 Mar 2006 Dilip/Dil Deka wrote :
>We
were taught that "Likh" means "To write" and "Lekh" means "To
count".
>
>But if you look up Hemkwx, you will see even Hem
C. Barua couldn't clearly distinguish the usage. He tries to allude to
the spellings/meanings as I stated above but he also included many
derived words that contradict the rule. A writer is both a "Lekhok" and
a "Likhok" in his dictionary.
>
>Since the two have been
used interchangeably for a long time, why fight it? As you know, a
language dies when strict rules start controlling it. Let the user
decide - Tekhetor lekhiboloi kiba asene, ne likhiboloihe kiba
ase.
>
>Dilip
Deka
>--------------------
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>
>Dilip Datta
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>Hi all,
>I am wondering how Assamese
langauge is being distorted (I mean spelling) everyday. Plenty of
examples can be seen in different writings. The recent one that has come
to my notice is in http://assam.faithweb.com/ratne/
It says "Adarsha Ratne Lipi: Adarsha Axomiya lekhiboloi". I am wondering
whether it is "LEKHIBOLOI" only, or it should be
"likhiboloi"!
>
>Dilip
Datta
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