It did occur to be that the etymology of the word caixeiros was caixa, and that the word had something to do with cases. I just needed to confirm that the word also means clerk and not just cashiers, because in the Goan East African context it does not make sense as cashier, only clerk. The reason I started writing this book and synthesising 15 years of research on the subject was precisely because I want to incinerate this stereotype of Goans in East Africa as clerks and tailors :-) Judging by the success (or lack thereof) of my translators, looks like I am more likely to prove they were all cashiers. Warm wishes,Selma On Tuesday, 31 October 2023 at 22:03:20 GMT, Joao Paulo Cota <[email protected]> wrote: Catholic Goans in ex-British colonies in Africa were well known for two specific professions: office clerks and tailors.I did come across these plus other specific Goan professions on letters and postcards in postal history examples of Portuguese India, besides other professions like railway clerks, post office master, tailors, etc. I had chats with elderly folks who had migrated from East Africa to the UK and was told by one such clerk, that the British establishment valued Goan clerks with high regards over anybody else. Apparently their accounting skills were second to none. Zanzibar was mentioned on these chats.Since the olden styled cash machines were huge box types, and table document storage units were also box types, hence the word 'caixeiros' probably derived from 'caixa'.This has nothing to do with Portugal, but it is pure Goan migration to East Africa at the time.Good luck on your work.Joao Paulo Cota From: 'Carvalho' via Goa-Research-Net <[email protected]> Sent: 30 October 2023 14:59 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Responder: [GRN] caxineiros Sorry, my error, Sandra, it is caixeiros, which was translated by my translator as cashiers, which I thought was strange. I've just looked it up again, and the translation is 'clerk' which would be the more appropriate translation. Warm wishes,selma On Monday, 30 October 2023 at 13:58:34 GMT, sandra lobo <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Selma Are you sure it is caxineiro and not caixeiros? In Portuguese it refers to the people of a particular land, Caxinas, in North Portugal, who was by tradition a fisherman community. It is not a dictionary word and it was not by that time, as far as I know. Best wishes Sandra Sandra Ataíde Lobo https://giepcip.wordpress.com/ https://praticasdahistoria.pt/ tmn. ++351 930690459 De: 'Carvalho' via Goa-Research-Net <[email protected]> Enviado: 30 de outubro de 2023 13:00 Para: Goa-Research-Net <[email protected]> Assunto: [GRN] caxineiros Dear members, in a 1889 document, there is a notation of 33 Goan caxineiros in Zanzibar. Could this word be interpreted as anything other than cashiers. It's just that for a small community it seems an unusual number. I don't want to prompt with what I think it may mean. Many thanks,selma -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/2074206484.382223.1698670841233%40mail.yahoo.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/AS8PR10MB6294093E4FEFEC4178B52381A5A1A%40AS8PR10MB6294.EURPRD10.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1145961921.422785.1698677978457%40mail.yahoo.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/GV2P195MB2161FF33F57E63343D19A88A82A0A%40GV2P195MB2161.EURP195.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/467808832.836681.1698790784450%40mail.yahoo.com.
