Thanks, doc. Don't forget to share it when it gets published please. But frankly, I'm not aware of any such resource and would very much like to fill this gap in my understanding. Incidentally, the two lines carved at the foot of the Gomateshwara statue at Sravanabelagola (which almost everyone uses as 'evidence' for the early use of Konkani in the Devanagari script) are almost definitely in Marathi. See Prof S. G. Tulpule's Old Marathi Reader [https://archive.org/details/in.gov.ignca.36731] for instance. Temples in Tanjavore also have a number of similar Marathi inscriptions on their inner walls of the temple, due to early Marathi-speaking migration to these areas, which still exists. (A journalistic colleague of mine was Sudha G Tilak, from these very areas.) These are all in Marathi. FN
On Friday 1 November 2024 at 15:01:50 UTC+5:30 John M. de Figueiredo wrote: Unfortunately I cannot share that information with you because it is part of an article I submitted for publication. John Sent from my iPhone On Nov 1, 2024, at 3:26 AM, fredericknoronha <[email protected]> wrote: Professor, could you cite some examples of this (Konkan used in writing before the Portuguese)? I am aware of the writing at the foot of the Shravanabelagola statue, which was pointed to in the 1960s, when Konkani was feeling particularly endangered by the neighbouring language and Bombay's expansionist claims, with support from some local politicians. However, whether that was actually Konkani or Marathi is open to debate. Do you have other examples to back up your claim? FN On Friday 1 November 2024 at 00:38:28 UTC+5:30 John M. de Figueiredo wrote: “Till the arrival of the Portuguese to Govapuri (present-day Old Goa), Konknni was only a spoken language.” With all due respect, this is not correct. We have evidence that Konknni (Konkani) was used in writing before and at the time of the arrival of the Portuguese in Goa. John M. de Figueiredo Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 28, 2024, at 6:42 AM, Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> wrote: > > Konknni Language: Facts Versus Fictions > > Dr. Pratapananda Naik, sj > Loyola Hall, Miramar, Goa > October 27, 2024 > > A surgeon cannot afford to get emotionally involved > while performing a delicate and complicated > operation even of his closest family member. He > has to remain cool and calm and totally rely on his > medical knowledge, competence, skills, and ... -- 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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/b3f7443a-81b5-4f18-94b4-89172e58a814n%40googlegroups.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/b3f7443a-81b5-4f18-94b4-89172e58a814n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> .T -- 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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/70090a8b-1a1b-4f00-ae06-aa6c7f188d65n%40googlegroups.com.
