If "famil" were of the masculine or neuter gender, then "tujea familik" would be alright. But, as (IMO at least) it is of the feminine gender, the correct way to speak and write should be "tuje familik". But, if we use one of the "niz" Konkani terms for "famil", and bearing in mind that one belongs to the neuter gender and the other to the masculine gender, it would be appropriate to say "tujea kuttumbak" (neuter) or "tujea ghorabeak" (masculine). Note however that "famil" is also listed in the recently published dictionaries (2-vol. Konkani-English by Suresh Borkar, Mukesh Thali and Damodar Ghanekar and one-vol. English-Konkani by Prakash Thali, edited by Damodar Ghanekar).
Jorge ----- Original Message ----- From: Eugene Correia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2003 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Konkani lessons in the GTA > > >... Dev borem korum tuka ani tuji famil. > > Reading the above sentence, it seems Tim didn't learn > his Konkani well. > > A better way and probably gramatical way to write > would be: > > Tuka and tujea familik dev borem korum. > > Eugene Correia > > ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
