May be rationalised Concani if the word Lusitanian is too harsh for you! Cola�o
--- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Mr. Colaco, > > Once we accept a Lusitanian worded Konkani as the > language spoken and > written in Roman or even nagri script all Goans > Catholics and even the > Bahujan Samaj Hindus will join hands to accept > Konkani as the > mothertongue and the official language. I therefore > once again commend > you for the task that you have undertaken. Geodfry > Gonsalves. > > Comment: > Excellent work and good response. > I would suggest a new name be given to the > 'reawakened' Konkani. > Lusitanian Konkani has just too much colonial > baggage. Goans are more > creative and could find a name that will be > inclusive. Further, rather > than spending time, pulling down somebody else's > work, we should forge > full steam with our own. No body else can replace > Goan Konkani except > Goans - by not using it and not supporting it - in > daily life, > literature and in art form. Gilbert > > __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/yplus/yoffer.html ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
